paîé

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paje.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní paje.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [paˈjɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧îé

Noun[edit]

paîé (absolute maîé) (possessable)

  1. shaman; witch doctor
  2. (Christianity, Late Tupi, rare) priest
    Synonyms: abaré, pa'i
    • 1622, “Padre por ordens, ou habito”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 62; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
      Abarê. Paje.
      [Abaré. Paîé.]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Portuguese: pajé, pagé

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 3
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