tapixi

Guajajára

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiti.

Noun

tapixi

  1. rabbit
    Uzurupeka zàwàruhu tapixi wamokon pà.The jaguar opened its mouth to swallow the rabbits.
    Tapixi ukyze ma'e uzàn tata imyteromo wà.The frightened rabbits ran through the middle of the fire.

References

  • Carl Harrison, Carole Harrison (2013) “tapixi”, in Dicionário Guajajára-Português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 140, column 2