inĩ

Old Tupi

inĩ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ini, from Proto-Tupian *ẽri.

Cognate with Kamayurá ini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ĩˈnĩ]
• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: i‧nĩ

Noun

inĩ (possessable)

1. hammock

   Synonyms: kesaba, upaba

Derived terms

• inimbeba
• inĩasaba
• Inĩgûasu
• inĩpyasaba

 

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “inĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 187, column 1