îuru

Old Tupi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /juˈɾu ~ ʝuˈɾu/.

Noun

îuru

  1. mouth.
    • 1614, Claude d'Abbeville, Histoire de la mission des pères capucins en l’isle de Maragnan et terres circonvoisines, Paris, page 350:
      Deierou peignote moan erereco [sic].
      Nde îurupe nhõtemo ã ererekó.
      You only have that in your mouth (not in practice).

References
  • Barbosa, A. Lemos; 1956; Curso de Tupi Antigo; Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José.
  • Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.
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