pytanga

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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
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: pitanga, mitanga

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una              tingaíba, pytanga／pyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un              tingaíb, pytang／pyxang

Etymology 2

    Ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.[1]

    Noun

    pytanga (unpossessable)

    1. Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)
    2. Suriname cherry fruit
    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 420, columns 1–2
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