zexi'u

Guajajára

Alternative forms

  • xixi'u, zaxi'u, zàxi'u

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jatiʔũ, from Proto-Tupian *watʲiʔũ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /zesiˈʔu/, [zɛt͡ʃiˈʔu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: ze‧xi‧'u

    Noun

    zexi'u

    1. mosquito (any dipteran of the family Culicidae)

    References

    • Carl Harrison, Carole Harrison (2013) “zexi'u”, in Dicionário Guajajára-Português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 237, column 1
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