ka'a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaa"

Guaraní

Noun

ka'a

  1. plant; bush[1]
  2. maté (a type of Paraguayan tea)[2]

References

  1. ^ According to "Kauderwelsch 34, Guarani für Paraguay, Wort für Wort", page 184: "Pflanze, Busch"
  2. ^ According to "Hippocrene Concise Dictionary, Guaraní-English, English-Guaraní", page 48

Kamayurá

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈʔa]

Noun

ka'a

  1. jungle

References

  • Meinke Salzer (1976) “Fonologia Provisória da Língua Kamayurá”, in Série Linguística, volume 5, pages 131–170

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa (“forest, leaf”).[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ka'a and Guaraní ka'a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈʔa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ka‧'a

Noun

ka'a (unpossessable)

  1. woods; forest (dense collection of trees)
  2. branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk)
    Synonym: akã
  3. herb (plant whose stem is not woody)
    Synonym: kapi'i
  4. leaf (green, flat organ of most vegetative plants)
    Synonym: oba
  5. foliage
  6. plant
    Synonym: 'yba
  7. hunting ground (area used for hunting)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kaá
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: caá

References

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (17 March 2000) “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

Weyewa

Noun

ka'a

  1. (Loli) older sibling

References

  • Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “ka'a”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat
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