akapira

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi akãpyra.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [aˌkaˈpi.ɾa]
    • Rhymes: -iɾa
    • Hyphenation: a‧ka‧pi‧ra

    Noun

    akapira (IIf class pluriform, plural akapira-itá, absolute akapira, R1 rakapira, R2 sakapira)

    1. tip, end
    2. top, crown, upper part (of a tree)

    Derived terms

    • akapírupi
    • dedu-rakapira
    • era-rakapira
    • pí-rakapira
    • pú-rakapira

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “akapira”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 232
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