mosapyr

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Old Tupi

Old Tupi numbers (edit)
 ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal: mosapyr
    Ordinal: mosapyra, mosapysaba, mombosapysaba, nhemomosapyra
    Adverbial: mosapyr

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mot͡sapɨr.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní mbohapy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.saˈpɨɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾ
  • Hyphenation: mo‧sa‧pyr

Numeral

mosapyr

  1. three

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: musapiri

Adverb

mosapyr

  1. three times

References

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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