kysé

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨt͡ʃe (“knife”), from Proto-Tupian *kɨt͡ʃe (“bamboo”).

Cognate with Awetí kɨte, Guaraní kyse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɨˈsɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: ky‧sé

Noun

kysé (possessable)

1. knife

   Ererupe itakysé amõ?

   Have you brought some iron knives?

Derived terms

• kyseapara
• kysegûasu
• takûakysé

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kisé
• → Portuguese: quicé

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kysé”, 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 248, column 2