kysé

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨt͡ʃe (“knife”), from Proto-Tupian *kɨt͡ʃe (“bamboo”).[1]

Cognate with Awetí kɨte, Guaraní kyse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɨˈsɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: ky‧sé

Noun

kysé (possessable)

knife
Ererupe itakysé amõ?
Have you brought some iron knives?

Derived terms

kyseapara
kysegûasu
takûakysé

Descendants

Nheengatu: kisé
→ Portuguese: quicé

References

Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 405

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kysé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 248, column 2

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