nhan

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Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wan, from Proto-Tupian *jan.[1][2]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní nha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɲãn/
  • Rhymes: -ãn
  • Hyphenation: nhan

Verb

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nhan (first-person singular active indicative anhan, first-person singular negative active indicative n'anhani, first-person singular gerund gûinhana, noun nhana) (intransitive)

  1. to run (to move quickly)
    Abá onhan.
    The man runs.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais[2] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

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