kapi'i

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• kapi'ĩ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔi. By surface analysis, ka'a (“leaf”) +‎ po'i (“slender”).

Cognate with Guaraní kapi'i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.piˈʔi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ka‧pi‧'i

Noun

kapi'i (unpossessable)

1. grass (ground cover plant)
2. herb (plant whose stem is not woody)

   Synonym: ka'a

3. hay (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder)
4. tatch (straw for covering roofs or stacks)

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kapiĩ
• → Portuguese: capim