kaûĩ

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Compare Mbyá Guaraní kaguijy and Paraguayan Guaraní kaguy.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: kawĩ
  • → Portuguese: cauim

References[edit]

  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)‎[1], volume I, Norman: SIL of the University of Oklahoma, page 118, line 43

Further reading[edit]

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