eî

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ej (“to wash”), from Proto-Tupian *ej (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): -ɛj
• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Hyphenation: eî

Verb

eî (first-person singular active indicative aseî, first-person singular negative active indicative naseî, noun eî) (transitive) eî (first-person singular active indicative aîoeî, first-person singular negative active indicative naîoeî, noun eî) (transitive)

1. to wash (with water)
   • J. de Anchieta, Teatro, 172

     ... a'e xe Îara Iesu // Og ugûy pupé xe reî, ...

     ... He, my lord Jesus, with his blood washed me, ...

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “eî”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 90, column 2