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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jar, from Proto-Tupian *iwat.[1]
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ja and Paraguayan Guaraní jára.
Pronunciation
Noun
îara (possessable)
- lord; lady (ruler, one having mastery over others)
1618, Antônio de Araújo, “Ave Maria”, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Primeiro da Doctrina Christam (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 14:Ndeirũnámo yande jàra recou.- [Nde irũnamo Îandé Îara rekóû.]
- Our Lord is with thee.
- possessor; owner; holder; bearer
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
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