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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)
- tasty (having a pleasant or satisfying flavor)
- Synonym: é
- sweet
takûare'ẽ- sugarcane
- (literally, “sweet bamboo”)
- 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
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
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