gûapyk

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Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *(w-)apɨk, from Proto-Tupian *apɨk.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní guapy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈpɨk/,
  • Rhymes: -ɨk
  • Hyphenation: gûa‧pyk

Verb

gûapyk (first-person singular active indicative agûapyk, first-person singular negative active indicative n'agûapyki, noun gûapyka) (intransitive)

  1. to sit down
  2. to sit
    Apykápe ogûapyk.
    He sat on the chair.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: wapika

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB

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