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 == === Noun === nambi (outer) ear === See also === apysa