ãî

Old Tupi

Etymology

Back-formation from ãîa (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãj/
• Rhymes: -ãj
• Hyphenation: ãî

Adjective

ãî (IIa class pluriform, R1 rãî, R2 sãî, noun form ãîa)

1. toothed; toothy
2. serrated

Derived terms

• akaraãîa
• muruanha

 

Related terms

• pirãîa

 

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ãîa”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 15, column 2