ybyrapytanga

Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨrapɨtaŋ. By surface analysis, ybyrá (“tree”) +‎ pytang (“reddish”) +‎ -a.^[1]

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní yvyrapytã.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɨ.βɨˌɾa.pɨˈtã.ŋa/, [ɨ.β̞ɨˌɾa.pɨˈtã.ŋa]
Rhymes: -ãŋa
Hyphenation: y‧by‧rá‧py‧ta‧nga

Noun edit

ybyrapytanga (unpossessable)

brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata)

Descendants edit

→ Portuguese: ibirapitanga
→? Portuguese: arabutã

References edit

^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ybyrapytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 522, column 2

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