kuarahy'ã

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

From kuarahy (“sun”) +‎ 'ã (“shadow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwaɾahɨˈʔã/
  • (Paraguayan Guarani) IPA(key): [kwaɾahɨˈʔã], [-xɨˈʔã]
  • (Southwestern Guarani) IPA(key): [kwaɾahɨˈʔã], [-ʔə̃]
  • (Eastern Guarani) IPA(key): [kwaɾahɨˈ(ʔ)ã], [-xɨˈ(ʔ)ã]
  • Rhymes: -ã

Noun

kuarahy'ã

  1. a shadow made by the blocking of sunlight
  2. (by extension, Spanish or Portuguese influenced) any shadow

References

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