îy
Old Tupi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨ (“axe”), from Proto-Tupian *wɨ (“axe”).[1]
Noun edit
îy (possessable)
- stone axe (tool for felling trees or chopping wood)
- Coordinate term: îykûara (“steel axe”)
- tool (any piece of equipment used in a profession or to make a task easier)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Nheengatu: jí
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
îy (possessable)
- (North Tupi) Alternative form of 'y
References edit
Further reading edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 203, column 1