Iperuûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

From iperu (“shark”) +‎ -ûasu (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Proper noun

Iperuûasu

  1. a male given name
    • [1557, Hans Staden, chapter XXII, in Warhaftige Hiſtoria [True History], volume 1 (in German), Marburg: Andreas Kolbe, unnumbered page:
      Vber eyn kleyne weil kamen die ſo mich gefangen hatten / mit namẽ Jeppipo Waſu / vnd ſein brůder Alkindar Miri / ſagten / Wie ſie mich jres vatters brůder Jpperu Waſu / auß freuntſchafft geſchenckt hatten […]
      A bit after that came the two men that had captured me, named “Jeppipo Waſu” and his broher “Alkindar Miri”, and they told me they handed me over to their father's brother Iperuûasu as a friendship gift.]
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