poapy

Mbya Guarani

Etymology

Compound of po (“hand”) +‎ apy (“edge”).

Noun

poapy

1. wrist

Derived terms

• poapy kuaa (“wristband”)

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

Blend of po (“hand”) +‎ mbohapy (“three”), literally “hand three”. Coinage usually attributed to Reinaldo Decoud Larrosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poaˈpɨ/
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Hyphenation: po‧a‧py

Adjective

poapy

1. (cardinal number, neologism) eight

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Derived terms

• jasypoapy
• papoapy
• poapyha
• poapyhováva
• poapypa
• poapysa

References

• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “poapy”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 87, column 2

Further reading

• Estigarribia, Bruno (2020), “Nominals” (chapter 3), in A Grammar of Paraguayan Guarani (overall work in English), London: UCL Press, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 99–100