gûyrype

Old Tupi

Etymology

From gûyra (bottom, lower part, bottom part) +‎ -y- (epenthetic linking vowel) +‎ -pe (in, on, at).

Compare Guaraní guýpe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwɨ.ɾɨ.pɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾɨpɛ
  • Hyphenation: gûy‧ry‧pe

Postposition

gûyrype

  1. below (in a specific sense)
    Paka onhemim ybyrá gûyrype, onhemombepa.[1]The paca hid below the tree, crouching down.

References

  1. ^ Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956), Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos [Course of Old Tupi: Grammar, Exercises, Texts] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, page 193

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