cabayu
Classical Guarani
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caballo (“horse”), from Latin caballus. Compare Old Tupi kabaru.
Noun
cabayu
Descendants
- Paraguayan Guarani: kavaju
Further reading
- Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1639), “Cabayu”, in Tesoro de la lengua guaraní [Thesaurus of the Guarani Language] (overall work in Spanish), Madrid, pages 84v–85, columns 2–1