iwí

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi yby, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨ, from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷɨ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iˈwi/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: i‧wí

    Noun

    iwí (plural iwí-itá)

    1. earth; soil
    2. ground
    3. land; region
    4. land (real estate or landed property)
    5. Earth
    6. clay
    • iwikataka
    • iwikuí
    • iwikwara
    • iwité
    • iwiwara
    • iwiyara
    • iwí-kukúi
    • iwí-pe
    • iwí-piranga
    • iwí-rirí

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “iwí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 350–351
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