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kunhataĩ

Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kujatãj.[1] By surface analysis, kunhã (“woman”) +‎ atã (“firm”) +‎ -'ĩ (diminutive suffix).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní kuñataĩ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kũ.ɲa.tãˈĩ/
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧nhã‧ta‧ĩ

Noun

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kunhataĩ (unpossessable)

  1. girl
    Synonym: kunhãmuku'ĩ

References

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  1. ^ 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[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
  2. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kunhataĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: the classical indigenous language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 242, column 1
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