esá

See also: esa, Esa, ESA, ésa, esa’, -esa, esa-, and ĕsă

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔɛˈsa/, /tɛˈsa/, /sɛˈsa/

Noun

esá

eyes

Usage notes

The stem esá could never be used inside a sentence without a prefix. The form tesá was used for human eyes, and sesá for eyes of animals.

References

LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

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