ukena
التعريفات والمعاني
== Nheengatu ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Tupi okena, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *okẽn, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷẽn, from *ekʷ + *en.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /uˈke.na/, (Rio Negro) [uˈkẽ.nɐ]
Rhymes: -ena
Hyphenation: u‧ke‧na
=== Noun ===
ukena (IIc class pluriform, plural ukena-itá, absolute ukena, R1 rukena, R2 sukena)
door
(loosely) entrance (place of entering)
(archaic) window
Synonym: ukena-mirĩ
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “ukena”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 786–787