Bom Jesus do Sul

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, good Jesus of the south, after an icon brought by missionaries around 1936.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(j)z du ˈsuw/ [ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(ɪ̯)z du ˈsuʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(j)ʒ du ˈsuw/ [ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(ɪ̯)ʒ du ˈsuʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(j)z do ˈsuw/ [ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(ɪ̯)z do ˈsuʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ du ˈsul/ [ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ ðu ˈsuɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ du ˈsu.li/ [ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ ðu ˈsu.li]

Proper noun[edit]

Bom Jesus do Sul

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.