kaûĩ

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kawĩ (“fermented drink, corn drink”).[1][2]

Compare Mbyá Guaraní kaguijy and Paraguayan Guaraní kaguy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwĩ/
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ûĩ

Noun

kaûĩ (possessable)

  1. cauim (traditional alcoholic beverage made by the fermentation of cashews, manioc or maize)
    Synonym: kaûĩeté
  2. (Late Tupi) wine
    Synonym: kaûĩaîa

Derived terms
  • ka'u
  • Kaûmondá
  • kaûĩ'a
  • kaûĩ'yba
  • Kaûĩagûé
  • kaûĩaîa
  • kaûĩaîasy
  • kaûĩe'ẽ
  • kaûĩeté
  • kaûĩkaraku
  • kaûĩmakaxera
  • kaûĩmûana
  • kaûĩpyasu
  • kaûĩtatá

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: kawĩ
  • → Portuguese: cauim

References
  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 171, line 270
  2. Miriam Lemle (1971) “Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family”, in David Bendor-Samuel, editor, Tupi Studies (SIL Publications in Linguistics and Related Fields; 29)‎, volume I, Norman: SIL of the University of Oklahoma, page 118, line 43

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