irũnamo

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From irũ (companion) +‎ -ramo (as, like).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɾũ.na.mo/

Postposition

irũnamo

  1. alongside; with (in the company of)
    Synonyms: esé, esébe
    Xe ruba irũnamo 'y pupé a'ytab.
    I swam in the river with my father.

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “irũnamo”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 191, column 2