kysé

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨt͡ʃe (“knife”), from Proto-Tupian *kɨt͡ʃe (“bamboo”).

Cognate with Awetí kɨte, Guaraní kyse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɨˈsɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: ky‧sé

Noun

kysé (possessable)

  1. knife
    Ererupe itakysé amõ?
    Have you brought some iron knives?

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kisé
  • → Portuguese: quicé

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 405

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