îaku

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaku, from Proto-Tupian *waku.

Cognate with Guaraní jaku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jaˈku]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: îa‧ku

Noun

îaku (unpossessable)

  1. typical guan (any bird in the genus Penelope)
  • îaku'yba
  • îakuakanga
  • îakuasu
  • îakukaka
  • îakuoby
  • Îakuparĩ
  • îakupema
  • îakurutu
  • îakutinga

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: yakú
  • Brazilian Portuguese: jacu

References

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