Iperuûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

From iperu (“shark”) +‎ -ûasu (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Proper noun

Iperuûasu

  1. a male given name
    • [1557, Hans Staden, chapter XXII, in Warhaftige Hiſtoria [True History], volume 1 (in German), Marburg: Andreas Kolbe, unnumbered page:
      Vber eyne kleyne weil kamen die ſo mich gefangen hatten / mit namẽ Jeppipo Waſu / vnd ſein brůder Alkindar Miri / ſagten / Wie ſie mich jres vatters brůder Jpperu Waſu / auß freuntſchafft geſchenckt hatten […]
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