twâ

Tapayuna

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ĵwa (“to bathe”) < Proto-Cerrado *jwam (“bathe”) < Proto-Jê *jôm (“bathe”)), reshaped by analogy with the nonfinite form twârâ, from Proto-Northern Jê *ĵwə̂r (“to bathe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪wə]

Verb

twâ

1. to bathe

   Atu wa thogre twâ.

   Tomorrow I will bathe.