gûang

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Historical spellings 
VLB (1622) goang

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *waŋ.

    Verb

    gûang (first-person singular active indicative aîogûang, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîogûangi, noun gûanga) (transitive)

    1. to paint with achiote
      Hypernym: mopirang
      Meronym: uruku
      • 1622, anonymous author, “Almagrar ao que uem cançado”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 32; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
        Aipigoang
        [Aîpygûang]
        I paint their feet with achiote.

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • obagûang

    Further reading