ybytu

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨ-βɨtu, from Proto-Tupian *pɨt͡sʲu. Doublet of pytu.

Cognate with Guaraní yvytu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɨ.β̞ɨˈtu]
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: y‧by‧tu

Noun

ybytu (unpossessable)

wind (movement of atmospheric air)

Derived terms

ybytuaíba
ybytuura
ybytuûasu

Descendants

Nheengatu: iwitú

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ybytu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 524, column 2

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