Inĩgûasu

Old Tupi Etymology tpw :af<lit:big hammock><ref:Inĩgûasu 187 1> inĩ<t:hammock> -gûasu<pos:augmentative suffix> + 1 Pronunciation tpw [ĩ.nĩ.ɡʷaˈsu] tpw u 4 Proper noun tpw proper noun tpw hapax tpw male pt tpw 1627 w:Vicente do Salvador Historia do Brasil 3 Do principio da rebellião, e guerras do Gentio da Parahiba<t:Of the beginning of the rebellion and wars of Paraíba's natives> 22 Salvador 1889 w:Capistrano de Abreu Historia do Brazil 96 https://purl.pt/154/1/index.html#/133/html Rio de Janeiro Typ. de G. Leuzinger & Filhos este indo a huma aldêa da Capaôba com seus resgates, se agasalhou em hum rancho de hum principal grande chamado Iniguasú, que quer dizer «rede grande», e se namorou de huma filha sua This man, going to the village of Capaôba with his ransom, lodged in the hut of a great chieftain called Inĩgûasu, which means “big hammock”, and fell in love with one of his daughters. References