paîé

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paje, from Proto-Tupian [Term?].[1]

Cognate with Guaraní paje.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈjɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: pa‧îé

Noun

paîé (absolute maîé) (unpossessable)

shaman; witch doctor

Derived terms

gûaîbĩpaîé
paîeangaíba
paîeaíba
paîegûasu
paîekatu
paîemarĩoba
îemopaîe

Descendants

→ Portuguese: pajé, pagé

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000-03-17), “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo Histórico da Família Lingüística Tupi-Guarani: Aspectos Fonológicos e Lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, archived from the original on 2023-09-05, page 185

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “paîé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 368, columns 1–2

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