Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
you have here. The definition of the word
will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Tupi
Etymology
From py (“foot”) + apar (“to bend”) + -sab (instrumentalizer suffix) + -a, literally “foot-bending tool”.
Pronunciation
Noun
pyapasaba (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute myapasaba)(Late Tupi)
- shoe
- Synonyms: pyuru, pyaoba, (LGA) sapatu
1622, anonymous author, “Calçar assi a outrem”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 63; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:Aipigapaça mondeb.- I put the shoes on.
- horseshoe
References
- ^ anonymous author (1622) “Ferradura”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 138: “Bigapaçaba ”