e'ẽ

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Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eʔẽ.

    Adjective

    e'ẽ (IIa class pluriform, R1 re'ẽ, R2 se'ẽ, noun form e'ẽ)

    1. tasty (having a pleasant or satisfying flavor)
      Synonym: é
    2. sweet
      takûare'ẽ
      sugarcane
      (literally, “sweet bamboo”)
    3. salty
      • 1622, anonymous author, “Agoa salgada”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 24; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
        Ig-eẽ.
        ['Ye'ẽ.]
        Seawater.
        (literally, “Salty water.”)

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: seẽ

    References