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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨkuʔi (“sand”).[1] By surface analysis, yby (“earth”) + ku'i (“flour”).[2]
Cognate with Guaraní yvykuʼi.
Pronunciation
Noun
ybyku'i (unpossessable)
- sand
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206, line 3
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “yby”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 518, column 1