me'eng

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• me'ẽ (São Vicente)

Etymology

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní me'ẽ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛˈʔɛ̃ŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃ŋ
• Hyphenation: me‧'eng

Verb

me'eng (first-person singular active indicative aîme'eng, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîme'engi, noun me'enga) (transitive)

1. to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)
2. to hand over
3. to sell

   Synonym: ma'e'ĩ

Related terms

• emime'enga
• i me'engymbyra
• me'enga
• me'engara

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: meẽ

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “me'eng”, 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 274, columns 1–2