tapi'i

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir. Cognate with Old Tupi tapi'ira

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tapiˈʔi/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: ta‧pi‧'i

    Noun

    tapi'i

    1. tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
      Synonym: mbore

    Derived terms

    • tapi'i rape
    • tapi'i rape rakã
    • tapi'i raĩ nhykã
    • tapi'i raĩ ykã

    References

    • Robert A. Dooley (August 2016) “tapi'i”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 179