inĩ

Old Tupi

inĩ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ini, from Proto-Tupian *ẽri.

Cognate with Kamayurá ini.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ĩˈnĩ]
Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: i‧nĩ

Noun

inĩ (possessable)

hammock
Synonyms: kesaba, upaba

Derived terms

inimbeba
inĩasaba
Inĩgûasu
inĩpyasaba

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “inĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 187, column 1

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