Mbyá Guaraní

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Etymology

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Cognate with Old Tupi mongaru. By surface analysis, mo- +‎ karu.

Verb

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mongaru

  1. to feed
    Synonym: jopoi
  2. to care for (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

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References

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  • Robert A. Dooley (2016 August) “mongaru”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 120

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní mongaru. By surface analysis, mo- +‎ karu.

Verb

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mongaru (first-person singular active indicative aîmongaru, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmongaruî, gerund mongarûabo, noun mongaru) (transitive)

  1. to graze (to feed or supply with grass)

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