ka'a
/kaˈʔa/ · noun
Meaning
- woods; forest (dense collection of trees)
- branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk)
- plant; foliage; leaf
Etymology / origin
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa (“forest, leaf”). Cognate with Mbya Guarani ka'a and Paraguayan Guarani ka'a.
- ka'a(Paraguayan Guarani)→
- ka'a(gun)→
- ka'a (Old Tupi)
- Relations: cog, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- kaá(Nheengatu) (inh)
- kaá(Nheengatu) (inh)
- Capanema(Portuguese) (der)
- caá(Portuguese) (bor)
- caí(Portuguese) (der)
- ir para a cucuia(Portuguese) (bor)
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