ãîa

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

ãnha

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jãC, from Proto-Tupian *tãC.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní tãi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ãˈja/
Rhymes: -ãja
Hyphenation: ã‧îa

Noun

ãîa (IIa class pluriform, absolute tãîa, R1 rãîa, R2 sãîa) (possessable)

tooth (hard structure present in the mouth of many animals)
tooth (sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement)

Derived terms

anhapopûera
anhapûá
anhasy
gûaîbiãîa
pirãîa
so'ogûasurãîgûera
ãî

Related terms

ãîbitir
ãîbyra
ãîesyîa
ãîmba'ũ
ãîmbara
ãîmytera
ãîngyrỹî
ãîngá
ãînhoba'ũ
ãîyba

Descendants

Nheengatu: anha

References

Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “ãîa”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 15, column 2

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