itá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ita, from Proto-Tupian *wɨca.[1]

    Cognate with Guaraní ita.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [iˈta]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: i‧tá

    Noun

    itá (unpossessable)

    1. rock; stone
    2. crag
    3. boulder
    4. (Late Tupi) iron
    5. (Late Tupi, loosely) any metal
    6. (Late Tupi) chains; shackles (restraint fit over a human or animal appendage)

    Noun

    itá (possessable)

    1. stone, when referring to pieces used to make tools
      Kysé xe itá pupé aîmonhang. ― I've made a knife with my stone.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: itá

    References

    1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
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