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Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Hyphenation: 'a‧ra
Etymology 1
Cognate with Guaraní ára.
Noun
'ara (unpossessable)
- day (time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky)
- 'ara pukuî ― all day
- day (a full day-night cycle)
- sun; daylight (light and warmth received from the sun)
- Hypernyms: kûara, kûarasy
- air (substance constituting Earth's atmosphere)
- weather (state of the atmosphere)
- world; the Earth
Noun
'ara (possessable)
- top (the uppermost part of something)
- understanding; comprehension
- reason; sense
- time (instance or occurrence)
- opportunity
Etymology 2
From 'ar (“to fall”) + -a.
Noun
'ara (possessable)
- fall
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