endy

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• eny

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ̃ˈⁿdɨ]
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Hyphenation: e‧ndy

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *en-tɨ, from Proto-Tupian *enɨ.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní endyry.

Adjective

endy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rendy, R2 sendy)

1. slavering; salivating (drooling saliva)

Noun

endy (IIa class pluriform, absolute tendy, R1 rendy, R2 sendy) (possessable)

1. saliva

Related terms

• endyapytaîyka
• endysyryka
• endyîuî

 

Verb

endy (first-person singular active indicative asendy, first-person singular negative active indicative nasendyî, noun endy) (transitive)

1. to spit (to evacuate saliva from the mouth)

   Synonym: mun

Etymology 2

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní endy.

Adjective

endy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rendy, R2 sendy)

1. shiny (reflecting or emitting light)

   Synonym: berab

Noun

endy (IIa class pluriform, absolute tendy, R1 rendy, R2 sendy) (possessable)

1. shine (brightness from a source of light)

   Synonym: beraba

   tataendy

   flame

   (literally, “fire shine”)

Related terms

• endyendyîab
• endypuka
• endyîaba
• endyîaîab
• iraîtytataendy
• ma'endy
• moendy
• moendypuk
• moendyîab
• tataendy
• îasyendy

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: endí

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “endy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎^[1] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 102–103