ro'y

Guaraní

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾo.ʔɨ/

Adjective

ro'y

cold

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *roʔɨ (“cold”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní ro'y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾɔˈʔɨ]
Rhymes: -ɨ
Hyphenation: ro‧'y

Noun

ro'y (possessable)

cold; coldness (lack of heat)
(chiefly São Vicente) winter
Synonym: amana 'ara
(chiefly São Vicente) year
Synonyms: akaîu'aîuba, seîxutatá, seîxu

Derived terms

kûarasyro'y
ro'ynhemoapysanga
ro'yrypy'oka
ro'ysanga
ro'yîukyra
Ybytaro'y

Descendants

Nheengatu: uí, ruí

Adjective

ro'y

cold (having a low temperature)

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ro'y”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 430, column 2

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