yku

Old Tupi

Etymology

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní yku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨˈku/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: y‧ku

Noun

yku (IIb class pluriform, absolute tyku, R1 ryku, R2 tyku) (possessable)

1. liquid

   Synonym: y

2. any thin or watery substance

Adjective

yku (IIb class pluriform, absolute tyku, R1 ryku, R2 tyku) (possessable)

1. liquid
2. thin; watery
3. molten; liquified

Derived terms

• tykuba'e

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “yku”, 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 528, column 2