kûarasy

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷarat͡sɨ, from Proto-Tupian *ŋgəat. Doublet of kûara.[1] By surface analysis, (this) +‎ 'ara (day) +‎ sy (mother), literally the mother, origin of this day.

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní kuarahy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʷa.ɾa.ˈsɨ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: kûa‧ra‧sy

Noun

kûarasy (unpossessable)

  1. the Sun
    Synonym: kûara
  2. Guaraci, the Sun personified
  3. summer

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kuarasi, kwarasi
  • Portuguese: Guaraci

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570

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