Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi morabykymosapyr. By surface analysis, murakí (work) +‎ musapiri (four).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.raˌki.mu.saˈpi.ri/, [mu.ɾaˌkɨ.mu.saˈpɨ.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -iri
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ra‧ki‧mu‧sa‧pi‧ri

Noun

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murakimusapiri (plural murakimusapiri-itá)

  1. Wednesday
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See also

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References

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  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “murakimusapiri”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 531