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Guaraní
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kamɨ. By surface analysis, káma (“breast”) + y (“water”).
Cognate with Old Tupi kamby.
Noun
kamby
- milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands)
References
- ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kamɨ. By surface analysis, kama (“breast”) + y (“liquid”).
Cognate with Guaraní kamby.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kãˈᵐbɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ
- Hyphenation: ka‧mby
Noun
kamby (possessable)
- milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands)
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References