ybyku'i

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨkuʔi (“sand”).[1] By surface analysis, yby (“earth”) +‎ ku'i (“flour”).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní yvykuʼi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɨ.βɨ.kuˈʔi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: y‧by‧ku‧'i

Noun

ybyku'i (unpossessable)

  1. sand

Derived terms
  • ybyku'iúna

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: iwikuí, iuikuí
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: Ibicuí

References
  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206
  2. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “yby”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 518, column 1
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