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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷatimone. By surface analysis, kûati (“coati”) + mundé (“deadfall trap”). Coati bands are composed of only females and young males. When these age, they are driven away from the group and become solitary, being easily caught in traps.[1]
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní kuati monde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwaˌti.mũˈⁿdɛ/,
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: kûa‧ti‧mu‧ndé
Noun
kûatimundé (unpossessable)
- a solitary male coati
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