kunhã

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See also: kunha

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

Noun

kunhã

  1. woman, especially an indigenous woman from the Americas
    • XVI century, Anchieta, Poesias tupis (São Paulo, 1941):
      Amó kunhã suí i mo-ingó-é-bo.
      He made a woman different from any other.
  2. any female, including animals

Adjective

kunhã

  1. female

References

  • LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
  • NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.