Suyá

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Etymology

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From Proto-Northern Jê *mbyt (sun) < Proto-Cerrado *mbyt (sun) < Proto-Jê *mbyt (celestial body).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈmbɨɾɨ]

Noun

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mbyry (utterance-medial variant: mbyt)

  1. sun
    Hwĩsôsôk itha khãm kê wapatá me me ngô me hwykha me mbyt me khajkhwa me ithadjê ro sujarẽni.
    This book also discusses the importance of our villages, forests, rivers, lands, the sun and the sky.