kûatiara

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.tiˈa.ɾa/, [kʷatiˈaɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: kûa‧ti‧a‧ra

Etymology 1

Noun

kûatiara (possessable)

1. book
2. sculpture
3. painting; illustration
4. letter (symbol in an alphabet)
5. letter (written communication)

   Synonyms: mikûatiara, papera

Derived terms

• ingapékûatiara
• kûatiar
• Kûatiarusu
• kûatiasaba
• mboîkûatiara
• ybyrakûatiara

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Catiara
• Nheengatu: kwatiára

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of ybyrakûatiara.

Noun

kûatiara (possessable)

1. tree of the species Astronium lecointei

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kûatiara”, 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 237, column 2