nambi

== Old Tupi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nami. Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani nambi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nãˈᵐbi/ Rhymes: -i Hyphenation: na‧mbi === Noun === nambi (possessable) auricle; ear lobe (external part of the organ of hearing) Coordinate term: apysá (“earhole”) jughandle Coordinate term: pysykaba (“handle of a basket”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: nambí → Brazilian Portuguese: nambi === References === === Further reading === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “nambi”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 326, column 1 == Paraguayan Guarani == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nami. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nami/, [nãˈᵐbi] Rhymes: -i === Noun === nambi (outer) ear Coordinate term: apysa handle === References === Britton, A. Scott (2005), “nambi”, in Guaraní Concise Dictionary (overall work in English), New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 77 Canese, Arquímedes; Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2015), “nambi”, in Guaraní para uso médico [Guarani for medical use] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: EFACIM, page 105, column 1 Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “nambi”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 69, column 2