okena

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *okẽt (“door”), from Proto-Tupian *ək-ẽt (“door”).

Cognate with Guaraní okẽ (“door”), Karitiâna akãn (“village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ˈkɛ̃.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃na
• Hyphenation: o‧ke‧na

Noun

okena (IIc class pluriform, absolute okena, R1 rokena, R2 sokena) (possessable)

1. lid (top or cover of a container)
2. door

   Synonyms: okendaba, teîkeaba

3. window

   Synonym: okendaba

Derived terms

• okemysá
• okendabok

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: ukena (“door”), ⇒ ukenaí (“window”)

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “okena”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 359, column 2