sapukaîa

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: sa‧pu‧ka‧îa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡sapukaj.

Noun

sapukaîa (unpossessable)

  1. sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis)
    Synonyms: 'ybasapukaîa, 'yasapukaîa, sapuka'i
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: sapukaya
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sapucaia

Etymology 2

Clipping of gûyrasapukaîa.

Noun

sapukaîa (?)

  1. (LGA, LGP) rooster; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Descendants

Etymology 3

From sapukaî +‎ -a.

Noun

sapukaîa (possessable)

  1. verbal noun of sapukaî
Descendants

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