ro'y

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾo.ʔɨ/

Adjective

ro'y

1. cold

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *roʔɨ (“cold”).

Cognate with Guaraní ro'y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɔˈʔɨ]
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Hyphenation: ro‧'y

Noun

ro'y (possessable)

1. cold; coldness (lack of heat)
2. (chiefly São Vicente) winter

   Synonym: amana 'ara

3. (chiefly São Vicente) year

   Synonyms: akaîu'aîuba, seîxutatá, seîxu

Derived terms

• kûarasyro'y
• ro'ynhemoapysanga
• ro'yrypy'oka
• ro'ysanga
• ro'yîukyra
• Ybytaro'y

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: uí, ruí

Adjective

ro'y

1. cold (having a low temperature)

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ro'y”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 430, column 2