nhe'engerekoara

Old Tupi

Etymology

From nhe'enga (“language”) +‎ erekó (“to have”) +‎ -ar (“deverbalizer suffix”) +‎ -a, literally “language haver”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲɛˌʔɛ̃.ŋɛ.ɾɛˌkɔˈa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: nhe‧'e‧nge‧re‧kó‧a‧ra

Noun

nhe'engerekoara (possessable)

1. (Late Tupi) interpreter (person who converts spoken language in real time)
   • 1622, anonymous author, “Lingoa, o q. disso serue a outro”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 22; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Abarê nheengerecoara.

     [Abaré nhe'engerekoara.]

     The priest's interpreter.