tapiti

See also: tapiƫi

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi.ˈti/

Noun

tapiti (plural tapitikuéra)

1. rabbit

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• tapeti

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiti.

Cognate with Guaraní tapiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.piˈti]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ta‧pi‧ti

Noun

tapiti (unpossessable)

1. tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)

Descendants

• Nheengatu: tapetí, tapiti
• → Portuguese: tapiti, tapeti
  • → English: tapeti

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “tapeti”, 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 462, column 1
• Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) “Catálogo da fauna da costa brasileira no século XVI com os nomes tupis registrados pelos autores europeus [16th century catalogue of the Brazilian coast's fauna as documented by European authors]”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus [Tupian zoonymy in 16th century European writings] (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 252

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tapeti

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tapiti.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.piˈt͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.piˈti/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ta‧pi‧ti

Noun

tapiti m (plural tapitis)

1. (Brazil, zoology) tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)

Descendants

• → English: tapeti