nhy'ã

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔã (“heart”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní ñe'ã.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɨˈʔã/
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: nhy‧'ã

Noun

nhy'ã (possessable)

  1. heart (blood-pumping organ)
  2. (broadly) bowels; entrails (the internal organs)
    Synonyms: py'a, ybỹîa

Usage notes

For heart in the figurative sense, as the core of emotions, see py'a.

Derived terms

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, page 168

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