nha'ẽ

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• nha'em (obsolete)

Etymology

Cognate with Guaraní ña'embe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲaˈʔɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃
• Hyphenation: nha‧'ẽ

Noun

nha'ẽ (possessable, IId class pluriform, absolute nha'ẽ, R1 renha'ẽ, R2 senha'ẽ, R3 o enha'ẽ)

1. plate (dish for holding or serving food)
2. basin; bowl
3. dishware; dishes

Derived terms

• nha'erupaba
• nha'ẽmbeba
• nha'ẽpepó
• nha'ẽpesẽ
• nha'ẽpygûaîa
• nha'ẽpyko'ẽ
• nha'ẽpykytykaba
• nha'ẽpyúna

 

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “(e)nha'ẽ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 104, column 1