kuarahy'ã

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaɾahɨˈʔã/
• (Paraguayan Guarani) IPA^(key): [kwaɾahɨˈʔã], [-xɨˈʔã];
• (Southwestern Guarani) IPA^(key): [kwaɾahɨˈʔã], [-ʔə̃];
• (Eastern Guarani) IPA^(key): [kwaɾahɨˈ(ʔ)ã], [-xɨˈ(ʔ)ã].
• Rhymes: -ã

Etymology

From kuarahy (“sun”) +‎ ã (“to cover with something”).

Cognates

Related terms

Mbyá Guaraní kuarayã, Eastern Bolivian Guaraní kuarãya, Chané kuarasỹa, Tenharim kuarahy'ang, and Nheengatu kwarasi'anga.

Noun

kuarahy'ã (plural kuarahy'ãnguéra, locative kuarahy'ãme, semblative kuarahy'ãicha)

1. a shadow made by the blocking of sunlight
2. (by extension, Spanish or Portuguese influenced) any shadow