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ku'i

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kui"

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kuʔi.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ku'i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈʔi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ku‧'i

Noun

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ku'i (possessable)

  1. flour (powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains)
    Synonym: u'i
  2. powder; dust (fine particles)
    Synonym: tubyra
  3. crumb (small piece which breaks off from baked food)
  4. (broadly) any milled substance
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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: kuí
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: cuí

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

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