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Old Tupi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈʔɨ.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -ɨɾa
- Hyphenation: a‧'y‧ra
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aʔɨr (“son of a man”), from Proto-Tupian *aʔɨt (“son of a man”).
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní a'y.
Noun
a'yra (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra, female equivalent aîyra) (possessable)
- son of a man
- fraternal nephew (son of one's brother)
- first cousin once removed (son of a male first cousin)
- pup; cub (male young of a male animal)
- (figurative) child (man considered a product of a place); native of; from
- Synonym: tapiîara
Descendants
Noun
a'yra (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra) (possessable)
- relatives; kinfolk
- Synonyms: anama, a'ysé, maranungara, mũ
- offspring of a man
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *a-ʔɨr (“semen, son of a man, small”), from Proto-Tupian *kˀɨt (“semen”). Doublet of a'yrĩ.
Noun
a'yra (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra) (possessable)
- semen
- Synonym: api'aỹîa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
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