kunumĩ

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Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kunumĩ.[1]

Cognate with Kamayurá kunu'um, Guarayu, Mbyá Guaraní, and Paraguayan Guaraní kunumi and Urubú-Kaapor kurumĩ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kũ.nũˈmĩ]
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧nu‧mĩ

Noun

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kunumĩ (possessable)

  1. boy (male child)
    Ebokûeî kunumĩ nde membyra.
    That boy is your son.
  2. young man; youngster
  3. boyhood
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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: kurumĩ
    • → Brazilian Portuguese: curumim, curumi

References

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  1. ^ Miriam Lemle (1971) “Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family”, in David Bendor-Samuel, editor, Tupi Studies (SIL Publications in Linguistics and Related Fields; 29), volume I, Norman: SIL of the University of Oklahoma, page 122, line 127
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