Wiktionary

kunhãmuku

Old Tupi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From kunhã (“woman”) +‎ puku (“tall”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kũ.ɲã.muˈku/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ku‧nhã‧mu‧kú

Noun edit

kunhãmuku (unpossessable)

  1. young lady (woman between 15 and 25 years old)

Descendants edit

  • Nheengatu: kunhãmukú

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kunhãmuku”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 241, column 2
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