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puxiwera

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Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From puxí +‎ -wera.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pu.ʃiˈwe.ra/, [pu.ʃiˈwɛ.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -era
  • Hyphenation: pu‧xi‧we‧ra
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Adjective

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puxiwera

  1. ugly
    Synonym: puxí
    Antonym: puranga
    Aé puxiwera retana!
    He is very ugly!
  2. bad; evil
    Synonym: puxí
    Antonyms: katú, puranga

Adverb

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puxiwera

  1. badly (in a bad manner)
    Synonym: puxí
    Antonym: puranga

Noun

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puxiwera (plural puxiwera-itá)

  1. harm (that which causes injury, damage, or loss)
    Antonym: puranga
  2. bad thing

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “puxiwera”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 651
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