puxí

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Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi poxy.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puˈʃi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: pu‧xí
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Adjective

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puxí

  1. bad; evil
    Synonym: puxiwera
    Antonyms: katú, puranga
  2. (obsolete) ugly
    Synonym: puxiwera
    Antonym: puranga
  3. (archaic) dangerous
    Synonym: yawaité
  4. (archaic) wretched; miserable
    Synonyms: panema, pirasúa

Adverb

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puxí

  1. badly; ill
    Synonym: puxiwera
    Antonym: puranga
    Ixé asasá puxí!
    I feel bad!

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Ávila (2021) “puxí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 650
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