îykûara

Old Tupi

Etymology

From îy (“tool”) +‎ kûara (“hole”). Tupians made their axes with a sharp stone tied up to the handle, while steel axe heads are made with a hole where the handle is passed through, rendering the new name.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɨˈkwa.ɾa/, [ˌʝɨˈkʷaɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: îy‧kûa‧ra

Noun

îykûara (possessable)

  1. steel axe
    Coordinate term: îy (“stone axe”)

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îykûara”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 204, column 1
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