ãîa

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• ãnha

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tãj, from Proto-Tupian *jãj.

Cognate with Guaraní tãi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ãˈja]
• Rhymes: -ãja
• Hyphenation: ã‧îa

Noun

ãîa (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tãîa, R1 rãîa, R2 sãîa)

1. tooth (hard structure present in the mouth of many animals)
2. tooth (sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement)

Derived terms

• anhapopûera
• anhapûá
• anhasy
• gûaîbiãîa
• so'ogûasurãîgûera
• ãî

 

Related terms

• pirãîa
• taîasu
• ãîbitir
• ãîbyra
• ãîesyîa
• ãîmba'ũ
• ãîmbara
• ãîmytera
• ãîngyrỹî
• ãîngá
• ãînhoba'ũ
• ãîyba

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: anha

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ãîa”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 15, column 2