me'eng

See also: meeng

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní me'ẽ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛˈʔɛ̃ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃ŋ
  • Hyphenation: me‧'eng

Verb

me'eng (first-person singular active indicative aîme'eng, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîme'engi, noun me'enga) (transitive)

  1. to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)
  2. to hand over
  3. (Late Tupi) to sell
    Synonym: ma'e'ĩ

Conjugation

  • emime'enga
  • i me'engymbyra
  • me'enga
  • me'engaba
  • me'engara

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: meẽ

References