tipoîa

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Old Tupi

Sy o pitangĩ ogûeru o tipoîa pupé
(The mother carries her baby in her sling)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈpɔ.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔja
  • Hyphenation: ti‧po‧îa

Noun

tipoîa (possessable)

  1. sling; child carrier (a loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby)
  2. a kind of cotton camisole worn by women

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: tipuya
  • Portuguese: tipoia, tipói

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