teyupuya

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

  • tipipuya, tiyipuya

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Tupi tybypoîa. Displaced by manusawa ara.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tejuˈpuja/
    • Rhymes: -uja
    • Hyphenation: te‧yu‧pu‧ya

    Noun

    teyupuya (uncountable) (archaic)

    1. (Christianity) All Souls' Day
      Synonyms: manusawa ara, teyupuya ara
    2. (by extension) deceased person
      Synonym: tiãwera

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “teyupuya”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 751