nhan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nhan"

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wan, from Proto-Tupian *jan.[1][2]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní nha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲãn/
  • Rhymes: -ãn
  • Hyphenation: nhan

Verb

nhan (first-person singular active indicative anhan, first-person singular negative active indicative nanhani, noun nhana) (intransitive)

  1. to run (to move quickly)
    Abá onhan.
    The man runs.

Conjugation

  • enonhan
  • gûaranhana
  • monhan
  • nhana
  • nhandara
  • nhandé
  • porenonhandara
  • sebo'inhanga
  • teîunhana

References

  1. Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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