anũ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anu"

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

anu, any

Etymology

Cognate with Guaraní ano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ãˈnũ/
Rhymes: -ũ
Hyphenation: a‧nũ

Noun

anũ (unpossessable)

smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)

Descendants

Nheengatu: anú
→ Portuguese: anu, anum, ani
- →? English: ani

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “anũ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 42, column 2

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