Itapuku

Old Tupi thumb|right|tpw Itapuku Etymology tpw :af<lit:long stone><ref:Itapuku 194 1> itá<t:stone> puku<t:long> + 1 Pronunciation tpw [i.ta.puˈku] tpw u 4 Proper noun tpw proper noun tpw male LVIII 362 fr 1 Avant ſon baptoſme il portoit ordinairement en nom Itapoucou, qui ſignifie vne barre de fer, ou bien Itapouyſſan qui ſignific l'ancre du nauire, bien qu'il en euſt encore dix autres cõme autant de memorial & de tiltre d'honneur que de batailles où il s'eſt porté vaillament contre leurs ennemis. Before being baptized, he went by the name Itapuku, which means “iron bar”, or “Itapouyſſan”, which means “anchor of a ship”; although he had other ten more names, as memorials and titles honor of battles where he faced his enemies valiantly. References