ro'y

Guaraní

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾo.ʔɨ/

Adjective

ro'y

  1. cold

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *roʔɨ (“cold”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní ro'y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾɔˈʔɨ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ
  • Hyphenation: ro‧'y

Noun

ro'y (possessable)

  1. cold; coldness (lack of heat)
  2. (chiefly São Vicente) winter
    Synonym: amana 'ara
  3. (chiefly São Vicente) year
    Synonyms: akaîu'aîuba, seîxutatá, seîxu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: uí, ruí

Adjective

ro'y (noun form ro'y)

  1. cold (having a low temperature)

References

  1. ^ Mello, Antônio Augusto Souza (2000), “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos [Lexical reconstructions and cognates]” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais [Historical study of the Tupi-Guarani language family: phonological and lexical aspects]‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
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