katinga

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katiŋ. By surface analysis, aby'aka (“stench”) +‎ ting (“nauseous”) +‎ -a.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní kaxĩ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtĩ.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ĩŋa
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti‧nga

Noun

katinga (possessable)

  1. funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)

Derived terms

  • kating

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: katinga
  • → Portuguese: catinga

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “katinga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 223, column 2
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