kaûĩ

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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): /kãˈwĩ/
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ûĩ

Nomen

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

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kawĩ
  • → Portuguese: cauim

References

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 171, line 3
  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

Further reading

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