nhy'ã

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔã (“heart”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní ñe'ã.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɨˈʔã/
Rhymes: -ã
Hyphenation: nhy‧'ã

Noun

nhy'ã (possessable)

heart (blood-pumping organ)
(broadly) bowels; entrails (the internal organs)
Synonyms: py'a, ybỹîa

Usage notes

For heart in the figurative sense, as the core of emotions, see py'a.

Derived terms

nhy'ãbebuîa
nhy'ãsama

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 168

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhy'ã”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 349, column 2

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