pyá

See also: pya

Old Tupi

FWOTD – 28 May 2014

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɨˈʔa/, /ᵐbɨˈʔa/

Noun

pyá

1. heart
2. (figuratively) one's momentary animation or enthusiasm
3. entrails, guts

Usage notes

• Pyá usually shifted to mbyá when not preceded by any genitive or complement.

Synonyms

• nhyã

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.