'ara

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: 'a‧ra

Etymology 1

    Cognate with Guaraní ára.

    Noun

    'ara (unpossessable)

    1. day (time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky)
      'ara pukuî ― all day
    2. day (a full day-night cycle)
    3. sun; daylight (light and warmth received from the sun)
      Hypernyms: kûara, kûarasy
    4. air (substance constituting Earth's atmosphere)
    5. weather (state of the atmosphere)
    6. world; the Earth
    7. (Língua Geral Amazônica) season
      amana 'ara ― rainy season

    Noun

    'ara (possessable)

    1. top (the uppermost part of something)
    2. understanding; comprehension
    3. reason; sense
    4. time (instance or occurrence)
    5. opportunity
    Descendants
    • Nheengatu: ara

    Etymology 2

    From 'ar (“to fall”) +‎ -a.

    Noun

    'ara (possessable)

    1. fall

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