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Meîrugûasu
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Old Tupi
Etymology
tpw name :af meru -gûasu 1
According to Navarro, from tpw meru<t:fly> -gûasu<pos:augmentative suffix>,+ 275 1
but the î is unexplained.
Pronunciation
tpw /mɛjɾuɡwaˈsu/
Proper noun
tpw proper noun
tpw hapax tpw male
2 98 2 2 tpw 1 Da meſma maneira dos Potigoares, hum antiguo Potigoaçú, Guiràopina, Arârúna, Cerobabé, Meirúguaçu, Ibátatá, Abaiquija, todos famoſos, & Principaes de grandes Pouos
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