dzu

See also: dzʉ̌

Kariri

Alternative forms

• dzu (Dzubukuá)

Etymology

Perhaps a doublet of dzó (“rain”).

Noun

dzú (1st declension, 3rd person singular idzú) (Kipeá)

1. water
   • 1698, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Catecismo da doutrina christãa na lingua braſilica da nação kiriri, page 17:

     Di dzú dó dinhárí nó ſaræ dzú.

     Give drink to those who are thirsty.

     (literally, “Be given water to those who are dying for wanting [to drink] water.”)

Derived terms

• bŷdzú
• dzuriú
• dzú Tupã
• ebedzú
• iwodzú

References

• Arion Dall’Igna Rodrigues (1942), “DZÙ”, in “Vocabulários Português-Kirirí e Kirirí-Português”, in Arquivos do Museu Paranaense, volume 2, page 203