zapukaz

Guajajára

Etymology

Borrowed from Língua Geral Amazônica sapukaîa, ellipsis of Old Tupi gûyrasapukaîa, from gûyrá (“bird”) +‎ sapukaî (“to scream”) +‎ -a (nominal suffix), literally “screaming bird”. Doublet of hapukaz (“to scream”).

Cognate with Kariri dapuka / sabucá.

Noun

zapukaz

  1. hen

Derived terms

  • zapukaz awa
  • zapukaz hupi'a
  • zapukaz tykwer
  • zapukazàpin

References

  • Carl Harrison, Carole Harrison (2013), “zapukaz”, in Dicionário Guajajára-Português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 231, column 2
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