ñandu

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲãˈⁿdu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ñan‧du

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *janu.

Noun

ñandu (plural ñandukuéra)

  1. spider

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ñandu

  1. to feel
    • 2006, Ñandejára Ñe’ẽ [Our Lord’s Word ], Asunción: Sociedad Bíblica Paraguaya, translation of the Bible, Job 37:1:
      Yvytu ratã añandúvo che py'a opopo, osẽta ramo guáicha che pyti'águi.
      Feeling the strong wind my heart leaps, as if it will leave my chest.

References

  • Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “ñandu”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 72, column 2
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