kunhataĩ

Old Tupi

Alternative forms
  • kunhãmbuku

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kujatãj.[1] By surface analysis, kunhã (“woman”) +‎ atã (“firm”) +‎ -'ĩ (diminutive suffix).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní kuñataĩ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kũ.ɲa.tãˈĩ/
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧nhã‧ta‧ĩ

Noun

kunhataĩ (unpossessable)

  1. girl
    Synonym: kunhãmuku'ĩ

References
  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
  2. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kunhataĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 242, column 1
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