gûyrasapukaîa

Alternative forms

• ûyrasapukaîa

Etymology

From gûyrá (“bird”) +‎ sapukaî (“to scream”) +‎ -a.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷɨˌɾa.sa.puˈka.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: gûy‧ra‧sa‧pu‧ka‧îa

Noun

gûyrasapukaîa (unpossessable) (Late Tupi)

1. rooster; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)

   Synonyms: sapukaîa, arinhama, arinhãmiri

References

• anonymous author (1622) “Galinha ou Galo”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 146, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 1: “Guirâçapucaya [Gûyrasapukaîa]”