mboi

See also: mbói

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *moj, from Proto-Tupian *moj.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmoi/, [ˈᵐboj]
    • Rhymes: -oi
    • Hyphenation: mboi

    Noun

    mboi

    1. snake, serpent

    Derived terms

    • mboi ete
    • mboi guaxu
    • mboi ovy
    • mboi pytã
    • mboi pytã'i
    • mboi yvy guy pygua ra'y
    • mboi-kuaxia
    • mboi-mbaraka
    • mboi-rexa pyxo e'ỹ
    • mboi-tuvy
    • mboi-xy
    • mboi-yma'i

    References

    • Robert A. Dooley (August 2016), “mboi”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 111

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmboj/ [ˈmboɪ̯]

    • Hyphenation: mboi

    Noun

    mboi f (plural mbois)

    1. (Brazil) alternative form of mboia