Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

From yby (earth) +‎ tinga (whiteness).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ybytinga (unpossessable)

  1. cloud
    Synonym: ybatinga
  2. fog
  3. snow
    Synonyms: amanarypy'oka, ro'yîukyra, ro'ynhemoapysanga, ro'yrypy'oka

Descendants edit

  • Portuguese: Ibitinga

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ybytinga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 524, column 1