aîyra

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-ajɨr (“daughter of a man”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈjɨ.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾa
  • Hyphenation: a‧îy‧ra

Noun

aîyra (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute taîyra, R1 raîyra, R2 taîyra)

  1. female equivalent of a'yra
    1. daughter of a man
    2. fraternal niece (daughter of one's brother)
    3. first cousin once removed (daughter of a male first cousin)
    4. pup; cub (female young of an animal)
    5. (figurative) child (woman considered a product of a place); native of; from

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • → Nheengatu: tayera

References

  1. ^ Fernando Orphão de Carvalho, Joshua Birchall (2022) “Uma reconstrução comparativa da terminologia de parentesco do Proto-Tupi-Guarani [A comparative reconstruction of Proto-Tupi-Guarani kinship terminology]”, in LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas‎, volume 22, Campinas, →DOI, archived from the original on 2023-10-23, page 5

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