pytanga

Old Tupi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɨˈtã.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ãŋa
  • Hyphenation: py‧ta‧nga

Etymology 1

From pytang +‎ -a.[1]

Noun

pytanga (possessable)

  1. pastel color

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.[1]

Noun

pytanga (unpossessable)

  1. Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)
  2. Suriname cherry fruit
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: pitanga
    • → English: pitanga
    • → Hunsrik: Pitange, Pitangebaam

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 420, columns 1–2
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