a'yra

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʔɨ.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾa
  • Hyphenation: a‧'y‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aʔɨr (“son of a man”), from Proto-Tupian *aʔɨt (“son of a man”).[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní a'y.

Noun

a'yra (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra, female equivalent aîyra) (possessable)

  1. son of a man
  2. fraternal nephew (son of one's brother)
  3. first cousin once removed (son of a male first cousin)
  4. pup; cub (male young of a male animal)
  5. (figurative) child (man considered a product of a place); native of; from
    Synonym: tapiîara
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: taíra

Noun

a'yra (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra) (possessable)

  1. relatives; kinfolk
    Synonyms: anama, a'ysé, maranungara, mũ
  2. offspring of a man

See also

  • Appendix:Old Tupi terms of family and kinship

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *a-ʔɨr (“semen, son of a man, small”), from Proto-Tupian *kˀɨt (“semen”). Doublet of a'yrĩ.[1]

Noun

a'yra (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra) (possessable)

  1. semen
    Synonym: api'aỹîa

References

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

Further reading

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