iwikuí

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi ybyku'i (sand), from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨkuʔi (sand). Displaced by praya. By surface analysis, iwí (earth) +‎ kuí (flour).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.wi.kuˈi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: i‧wi‧ku‧í

Noun

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iwikuí (plural iwikuí-itá)

  1. (obsolete) sand
    Synonym: praya
  2. (obsolete) beach
    Synonyms: iwikuitiwa, praya

References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “iwikuí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 351