'ybotyra

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

'ybotyra (unpossessable)

  1. blossom

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404
  2. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “'ybotyra”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 517, column 2
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