ukena

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi okena, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *okẽn, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷẽn, from *ekʷ + *en.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /uˈke.na/, (Rio Negro) [uˈkẽ.nɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ena
    • Hyphenation: u‧ke‧na

    Noun

    ukena (IIc class pluriform, plural ukena-itá, absolute ukena, R1 rukena, R2 sukena)

    1. door
    2. (loosely) entrance (place of entering)
    3. (archaic) window
      Synonym: ukena-mirĩ

    Derived terms

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “ukena”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 786–787
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