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)

toothed; toothy
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 (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 15, column 2

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