puxí

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi poxy.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈʃi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: pu‧xí

Adjective

puxí

  1. bad; evil
    Synonym: puxiwera
    Antonyms: katú, puranga
  2. (obsolete) ugly
    Synonym: puxiwera
    Antonym: puranga
  3. (archaic) dangerous
    Synonym: yawaité
  4. (archaic) wretched; miserable
    Synonyms: panema, pirasúa

Adverb

puxí

  1. badly; ill
    Synonym: puxiwera
    Antonym: puranga
    Ixé asasá puxí!
    I feel bad!

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • maã-puxí
  • mupuxí
  • puxisawa
  • puxiwera
  • puxí-katusawa

References

  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “puxí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 650
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