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Guaraní
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨkuʔi (“sand”).[1] By surface analysis, yvy (“ground, floor”) + ku'i (“milled”).[2][3]
Cognate with Old Tupi ybyku'i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɨ.βɨ.kuˈʔi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: y‧vy‧ku‧'i
Noun
yvyku'i
- sand
- dust
References
- ^ 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 206, line 3
- ^ yvy: from 'Hippocrene concise dictionary, Guaraní-english, english-guaraní', page 117
- ^ ku'i: from 'Kauderwelsch 34, Guarani Wort für Wort', page 185