pûã

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pwã (“finger”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní kuã.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwã/, [pʷã]
Rhymes: -ã
Hyphenation: pûã

Noun

pûã (absolute mûã) (possessable)

finger

Coordinate terms

(fingers) pûã; pûãgûasu, pûãbe'engaba, pûãmytera, pûãmyterybyrixûara, pûãmirĩ ^{(Category: tpw:Fingers)}

Descendants

Nheengatu: puã
→ Portuguese: puã

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pûã”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎ (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 406–407

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