pa'i

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pai.

Noun

pa'i

(Christianity) father, ecclesiastical priest

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [paˈʔi]
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: pa‧'i

Noun

pa'i (unpossessable)

mister (term of adress to an adult male)
(Christianity, Late Tupi) father (term of adress to a priest)
(Christianity, Late Tupi, by extension) priest, clergyman
Synonym: abaré

Xe reroketé pa'i
the priest has truly baptized me

Descendants

Nheengatu: paí

Interjection

pa'i

oh my Lord

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pa'i”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 368, column 1

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