Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From ybaka (sky) +‎ tinga (whiteness).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɨ.βaˈtĩ.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ĩŋa
  • Hyphenation: y‧ba‧ti‧nga

Noun

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ybatinga (unpossessable)

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    Synonym: ybytinga

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ybatinga”, 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 517, columns 1–2