'ara

Old Tupi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: 'a‧ra

Etymology 1

Cognate with Guaraní ára.

Noun

'ara (unpossessable)

  1. day (time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky)
    'ara pukuî ― all day
  2. day (a full day-night cycle)
  3. sun; daylight (light and warmth received from the sun)
    Hypernyms: kûara, kûarasy
  4. air (substance constituting Earth's atmosphere)
  5. weather (state of the atmosphere)
  6. world; the Earth

Noun

'ara (possessable)

  1. top (the uppermost part of something)
  2. understanding; comprehension
  3. reason; sense
  4. time (instance or occurrence)
  5. opportunity

Etymology 2

From 'ar (“to fall”) +‎ -a.

Noun

'ara (possessable)

  1. fall

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