sye'yma

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sy (mother) +‎ -e'ym (-less) +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɨ.ɛˈʔɨ̃.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̃ma
  • Hyphenation: sy‧e‧'y‧ma

Noun[edit]

sye'yma (possessable)

  1. maternal orphan (child who has lost their mother)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “apere'a”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 46, column 2