ku'i

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kui"

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kuʔi.[1]

Cognate with Mbya Guarani ku'i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈʔi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ku‧'i

Noun

ku'i (possessable)

  1. flour (powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains)
    Synonym: u'i
  2. powder; dust (fine particles)
    Synonym: tubyra
  3. crumb (small piece which breaks off from baked food)
  4. (loosely) any milled substance

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kuí
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: cuí

References

  1. ^ Mello, Antônio Augusto Souza (2000), “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos [Lexical reconstructions and cognates]” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais [Historical study of the Tupi-Guarani language family: phonological and lexical aspects]‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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