Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtun (night, darkness).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní pytũ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puˈtũn/
  • Rhymes: -ũn
  • Hyphenation: pu‧tun

Adjective

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putun (noun form putuna)

  1. dark (having an absolute or relative lack of light)
    Synonym: un
  2. nighted (overtaken by night)

Declension

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Adverb

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putun

  1. at night

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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