-wasú

Nheengatu Alternative forms yrl -asú, yrl -usú archaic Etymology yrl :inh tpw:-gûasu yrl tpw -gûasu. Pronunciation yrl [waˈsu] yrl u 2 yrl -wa sú Suffix yrl suffix forms the augmentative; big forms an expression of abundant quantity; much forms an expression of intensity; very Usage notes This suffix may occur with pronouns, as in yrl nhaã nhaãwasú that big one. It can also occur after the plural suffix yrl -itá, although this is infrequent. An incipient process of grammaticalization is the use of yrl -wasú as the base for word-forming affixes, as in yrl yumuwasú to grow. Derived terms yrl References -wasú 818