pytanga

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Old Tupi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɨˈtã.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ãŋa
  • Hyphenation: py‧ta‧nga

Etymology 1

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From pytang +‎ -a.[1]

Noun

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pytanga (possessable)

  1. pastel color

Etymology 2

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Ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.[1]

Noun

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pytanga (unpossessable)

  1. Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)
  2. Suriname cherry fruit
Descendants
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  • → Portuguese: pitanga
    • → English: pitanga
    • → Hunsrik: Pitange, Pitangebaam

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 420, columns 1–2
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