'ybotyra

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβotɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp potˀɨt.[1] By surface analysis, 'yba (“plant”) +‎ potyra (“flower”).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní yvoty.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɨ.βɔ.ˈtɨ.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾa
  • Homophone: 'Ybotyra
  • Hyphenation: 'y‧bo‧ty‧ra

Proper noun

'ybotyra (unpossessable)

  1. blossom

Derived terms

References
  1. Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404
  2. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “'ybotyra”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 517, column 2
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