aíwa

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈiwa/, [aˈi.wɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iwa
  • Hyphenation: a‧í‧wa

Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aiβ
    Old Tupi aíb
    Proto-Tupian *-ap
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi aíba
    Nheengatu aíwa

    Inherited from Old Tupi aíba.

    Adjective

    aíwa

    1. deteriorated; rotten
      I aíwa será kwá timbiú? ― Is this food rotten?
    2. old; worn (damaged and shabby as a result of much use)
    3. ugly
      Synonyms: puxiwera, puxí
    4. evil; wicked
      Synonyms: puxiwera, puxí
    5. (dated) deflowered

    Adverb

    aíwa

    1. badly; poorly
    • aiwasawa
    • akangaíwa
    • esaíwa
    • iwitú-aíwa
    • kiriaíwa
    • manuaíwa
    • maíwa
    • muaíwa
    • piaíwa
    • tatú-aíwa
    • yukaíwa
    • yumuserakwenaíwa

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Old Tupi aîyba. Displaced by kexu, from Portuguese.

    Noun

    aíwa (IIc class pluriform, plural aíwa-itá, absolute aíwa, R1 raíwa, R2 saíwa)

    1. (obsolete) chin (bottom of the face)
      Synonym: kexu
    • aíwa kãwera
    • yakaré-raíwa

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “aíwa”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 226–227
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