îukyra
Old Tupi
Alternative forms
| Historical spellings | |
|---|---|
| VLB (1622) | iuquigra |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jukɨr, from Proto-Tupian *jukɨt. Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní juky.
Noun
îukyra (?)
Related terms
- ro'yîukyra
- îukyrakokara
- îukyrana
- îukyre'ẽ
- îukyruru
- îukyry
- îukytaîa
Descendants
- Nheengatu: yukira
References
- anonymous author (1622), “Sal”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 111: “Iuquigra”
Further reading
- Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “îukyra”, 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 198, columns 1–2