potyr

Old Tupi

Etymology

Back-formation from potyra.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔˈtɨɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾ
  • Hyphenation: po‧tyr

Adjective

potyr

  1. flowery

Verb

potyr (2nd class)

  1. to be flowerful
  2. to flower (to put forth blooms)

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “potyr”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 405, column 2
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