"tawá" meaning in Nheengatu

See tawá in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /taˈwa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”). Displaced Old Tupi's proper words for yellow îub /îuba, which are still present in some inherited compounds in the forms yú and yúa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|yrl|tpw|tagûá||yellow earth|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”), {{inh+|yrl|tpw|tagûá||yellow earth}} Inherited from Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”), {{glossary|Displaced}} Displaced, {{ncog|tpw|-||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tupi, {{displaced|tpw|-}} Displaced Old Tupi Head templates: {{head|yrl|adjective}} tawá
  1. yellow Synonyms: itawá
    Sense id: en-tawá-yrl-adj-xoWiybqy Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 39 42 20

Noun

IPA: /taˈwa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”). Displaced Old Tupi's proper words for yellow îub /îuba, which are still present in some inherited compounds in the forms yú and yúa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|yrl|tpw|tagûá||yellow earth|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”), {{inh+|yrl|tpw|tagûá||yellow earth}} Inherited from Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”), {{glossary|Displaced}} Displaced, {{ncog|tpw|-||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tupi, {{displaced|tpw|-}} Displaced Old Tupi Head templates: {{head|yrl|noun|||uncountable||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} tawá (uncountable), {{yrl-noun|pl=-}} tawá (uncountable)
  1. yellow Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-tawá-yrl-noun-xoWiybqy Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 39 42 20
  2. (archaic) yellow earth Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tawá-yrl-noun-AhS4LT8E Categories (other): Nheengatu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Colors Disambiguation of Nheengatu entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Colors: 39 42 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: murutinga, tuwiri, pixuna, piranga, piranga serana piranga piranga katú, maku, suikiri serana suikiri suikiri katú, suikiri, yakira, sumbika
Derived forms: abiú-tawá, akayú-tawá, arara-tawá, ayuwá-tawá, ipekú-tawá, itaíwa-tawá, itá-tawá, kubiú-tawá, mandí-tawá, mangará-tawá, mirá-tawá, mutawá, paka-maniiwa-tawá, pupunha-tawá, tukunaré-tawá, upiá-tawá, wirá-tawá
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