eíra

Guaraní

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eit, from Proto-Tupian *ewit.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ei and Old Tupi eíra.

Noun

eíra

  1. molasses
  2. syrup

References

  1. Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eit, from Proto-Tupian *ewit.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ei and Paraguayan Guaraní eíra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛˈi.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -iɾa
  • Hyphenation: e‧í‧ra

Noun

eíra (possessable)

  1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees)
    Synonym: yapira

Derived terms

  • takûare'eeíra
  • u'ubae'ẽeíra

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: ira

Noun

eíra (unpossessable)

  1. meliponine (any stingless bee of the tribe Meliponini)
  • eiraakûaîetá
  • eiraisi'ĩ
  • eirapu'a
  • eirusu
  • eîririku
  • eîru
  • gûyreíra
  • kurupireíra
  • tataeíra
  • urutueíra

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: ira
  • Brazilian Portuguese: irá

References

  1. Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
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