'ybotyra

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβotɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp potˀɨt.[1] By surface analysis, 'yba (plant) +‎ potyra (flower).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní yvoty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɨ.βɔ.ˈtɨ.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾa
  • Homophone: 'Ybotyra
  • Hyphenation: 'y‧bo‧ty‧ra

Proper noun

'ybotyra (unpossessable)

  1. blossom

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Corrêa da Silva, Beatriz Carretta (2010), Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas [Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: linguistic relations and historical implications] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404
  2. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “'ybotyra”, 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 517, column 2