Assaih

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, possibly borrowed from Araweté axa'ɨ + Guajajára waxa'i + Urubú-Kaapor wasai.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /asaˈiː/
    • Rhymes: -iː
    • Syllabification: As‧sa‧ih

    Noun

    Assaih m (plural Assaih)

    1. acai berry

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Assaih”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 14, column 1