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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mẽmbyT, from Proto-Tupian *mẽpyT.[1] By surface analysis, mena (“husband”) + a'yra (“semen”).[2][note 1]
Cognate with Guaraní memby.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̃ˈᵐbɨ.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -ɨɾa
- Hyphenation: me‧mby‧ra
Noun
membyra (possessable)
- child of a woman
- godchild of a godmother
- pup; cub (young of a female animal)
Usage notes
- ^ In Tupian culture, women weren't seen as responsible for the conception of the children but a mere receptacle of the men's seed.
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