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ybyku'i

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨkuʔi (“sand”).[1] By surface analysis, yby (“earth”) +‎ ku'i (“flour”).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní yvykuʼi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɨ.βɨ.kuˈʔi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: y‧by‧ku‧'i

Noun

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ybyku'i (unpossessable)

  1. sand

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: iwikuí, iuikuí
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: Ibicuí

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 (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206, line 3
  2. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “yby”, 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 518, column 1
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