sykyîé

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Old Tupi[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /sɨ.kɨˈjɛ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: sy‧ky‧îé

Noun[edit]

sykyîé (possessable)

  1. fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
    Synonym: sykyîaba

Verb[edit]

sykyîé (first-person singular active indicative asykyîé, first-person singular negative active indicative nasykyîéî, noun sykyîé) (intransitive)

  1. to fear (to feel fear)
    Abaetá osykyîé.
    Many Indians were afraid.
  2. (with suí) to fear (to be afraid of)

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