kunumĩ

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kunumĩ.

    Cognate with Guarayu, Mbyá Guaraní, and Paraguayan Guaraní kunumi and Urubú-Kaapor kurumĩ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [kũ.nũˈmĩ]
    • Rhymes: -ĩ
    • Hyphenation: ku‧nu‧mĩ

    Noun

    kunumĩ (possessable)

    1. boy (male child)
      Ebokûeî kunumĩ nde membyra.
      That boy is your son.
    2. young man; youngster
    3. boyhood
    • kunumĩa'uba
    • kunumĩgûasu
    • kunumĩgûasu'ĩ
    • kunumĩmirĩ
    • nhemokunumĩ

    Descendants

    • Old Tupi: kurumĩ (LGA), kulumĩ (LGP)
      • Nheengatu: kurumĩ
        • → Brazilian Portuguese: curumim, colomi, colomim, columim, culumi, culumim, curumi

    References

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