pa'i

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pai.

Noun

pa'i

(Christianity) father, ecclesiastical priest

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈʔi/
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: pa‧'i

Noun

pa'i

mister (term of adress to an adult male)
(Christianity) father (term of adress to a priest)
(Christianity, by extension) priest, clergyman
Synonym: abaré

Xe reroketé pa'i
the priest has truly baptized me

Interjection

pa'i

oh my Lord

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “pa'i”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 368, column 1

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