asukirí

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

  • asúkara, asukerí

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
    Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
    Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā)
    Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor.
    Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor.
    Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)
    Andalusian Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar)bor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese açúcar
    Portuguese açucrebor.
    Língua Geral Amazônica asukiri
    Nheengatu asukirí

    Inherited from Língua Geral Amazônica asukiri, borrowed from Portuguese açucre, from Old Galician-Portuguese açúcar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar), from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), borrowed from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /asukiˈri/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: a‧su‧ki‧rí

    Noun

    asukirí (uncountable)

    1. (obsolete) sugar (sucrose from sugar cane in the form of small crystals used to sweeten food and drink)
      Synonym: seẽ

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “asukirí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 276
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