tupão

Paraguayan Guarani

Alternative forms

  • tupao, tupa'o

Etymology

By surface analysis, Tupã (“God”) +‎ óga (“house”), literally “house of God”.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: tu‧pã‧o

Noun

tupão

  1. church
    • 2006, Ñandejára Ñe’ẽ [Our Lord’s Word ], Asunción: Sociedad Bíblica Paraguaya, translation of the Bible, Psalms 24:3:
      Mávapa opytáne itupao marangatúpe?
      Who will perhaps remain in his holy church?
  2. temple
    • 2015, Fürstenau, Harald, director, Ñanderuete Ñe’ẽ Porã [Our True Father’s Good Word ], Misión Alemana entre los Nativos del Paraguay, translation of the Bible, Acts 19:24:
      Demétrio, peteĩ omba'apóva óro morotĩre, ohupity iñirũnguéra ndive heta pirapire hembiapo rupi, ojapógui hikuái ijára Diána tupão michĩva óro morotĩgui.
      Demetrius, a man who worked with white gold, earned together with his companions a great deal of money from his work, for they made small temples of Diana their mistress out of white gold.

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