ka'a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaa"

Kamayurá

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈʔa]

Noun

ka'a

  1. jungle

References

  • Meinke Salzer (1976), “Fonologia Provisória da Língua Kamayurá”, in Série Linguística, volume 5, pages 131–170

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • kaá (Lemos Barbosa spelling)
Historical spellings 
VLB (1622) caâ / caa

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa (“forest, leaf”). Cognate with Mbya Guarani ka'a and Paraguayan Guarani ka'a.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaˈʔa/
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: ka‧'a

    Noun

    ka'a (unpossessable)

    1. woods; forest (dense collection of trees)[1]
    2. branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk)[2]
      Synonym: akã
    3. (loosely, in compounds) plant; foliage; leaf
      Coordinate term: 'yba
      ka'aroba ― jacaranda (literally, “bitter leaf”)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: kaá
    • → Brazilian Portuguese: caá

    References

    1. ^ anonymous author (1622), “Mato ou matos”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 33: “Caâ”
    2. ^ anonymous author (1622), “Ramos quaisquer”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 96: “Caa”

    Further reading

    Paraguayan Guarani

    Noun

    ka'a

    1. plant; bush[1]
    2. maté (a type of Paraguayan tea)[2]

    References

    1. ^ According to "Kauderwelsch 34, Guarani für Paraguay, Wort für Wort", page 184: "Pflanze, Busch"
    2. ^ According to "Hippocrene Concise Dictionary, Guaraní-English, English-Guaraní", page 48

    Weyewa

    Noun

    ka'a

    1. (Loli) older sibling

    References

    • Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010), “ka'a”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat
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