pu'am

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Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *puʔam.

    Verb

    pu'am (first-person singular active indicative apu'am, first-person singular negative active indicative n'apu'ami, noun pu'ama) (intransitive)

    1. to stand (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
      Synonym: 'am
    2. to stand up (to rise from a lying or sitting position)
      Synonym: bur
    3. to assault
    4. to oppose

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: puãmu

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