itanema

Old Tupi

Etymology

From itá (“metal”) +‎ nema (“stinking”), literally “stinking metal”.

Compare Guaraní itane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i.taˈnɛ̃.ma]
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃ma
• Hyphenation: i‧ta‧ne‧ma

Noun

itanema (?)

1. (Late Tupi) copper

   Synonym: itaîunema

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “itanema”, 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 193, column 2