Ûyraparusu

Old Tupi

Etymology

From ûyrapara (“bow”) +‎ -usu (augmentative suffix).

Proper noun

Ûyraparusu

  1. (hapax legomenon) a male given name
    • [1614, Claude d'Abbeville, chapter XXXIV, in Hiſtoire de la Miſsion des Peres Capucins en L'Iſle de Maragnan et terres circonuoiſines [History of the Mission of the Capuchin Fathers in the Island of Maranhão and surrounding lands] (in French), Paris: Imprimerie de François Huby, page 188v:
      Le neuſiefme ſe nomme Maëcan, c'eſt à dire la teſte de quelque choſe. Le principal c'eſt Ouyrapar-Ouſſou, qui ſignifie le grand Arc.
      The ninth [village] is called “Ma'e[a]kan[ga]”, that's to say, “head of something”. The chief is “Ûyraparusu”, which means “big bow”.]
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