Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from potyra.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈtɨɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾ
  • Hyphenation: po‧tyr

Adjective edit

potyr

  1. flowery

Verb edit

potyr (2nd class)

  1. to be flowerful
  2. to flower (to put forth blooms)

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “potyr”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 405, column 2