îykûara

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From îy (tool) +‎ kûara (hole). Tupians made their axes with a sharp stone tied up to the handle, while steel axe heads are made with a hole where the handle is passed through, rendering the new name.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɨˈkwa.ɾa/, [ˌʝɨˈkʷaɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: îy‧kûa‧ra

Noun

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îykûara (possessable)

  1. steel axe
    Coordinate term: îy (stone axe)

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îykûara”, 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 204, column 1