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yvyku'i

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Guaraní

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨkuʔi (“sand”).[1] By surface analysis, yvy (“ground, floor”) +‎ ku'i (“milled”).[2][3]

Cognate with Old Tupi ybyku'i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɨ.βɨ.kuˈʔi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: y‧vy‧ku‧'i

Noun

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yvyku'i

  1. sand
  2. dust

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206, line 3
  2. ^ yvy: from 'Hippocrene concise dictionary, Guaraní-english, english-guaraní', page 117
  3. ^ ku'i: from 'Kauderwelsch 34, Guarani Wort für Wort', page 185
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