ro'y

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Guaraní

Pronunciation

Adjective

ro'y

  1. cold

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *roʔɨ (“cold”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní ro'y.

Pronunciation

Noun

ro'y (possessable)

  1. cold; coldness (lack of heat)
  2. (chiefly São Vicente) winter
    Synonym: amana 'ara
  3. (chiefly São Vicente) year
    Synonyms: akaîu'aîuba, seîxutatá, seîxu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: uí, ruí

Adjective

ro'y (noun form ro'y)

  1. cold (having a low temperature)

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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