pinda'yba

Old Tupi

FWOTD – 18 August 2016

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pĩ.ⁿdaˈʔɨ.βa/, [pĩ.ⁿdaˈʔɨ.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ɨβa
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ndá‧'y‧ba

Etymology 1

From pindá (“fishhook”) +‎ 'yba (“tree, shaft”)

Alternative forms

  • pena'yba

Noun

pinda'yba (unpossessable)

  1. tree of the species Duguetia lanceolata

Noun

pinda'yba (possessable)

  1. fishing rod
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: pindaíba, pindaíva, pindaúva

Etymology 2

Noun

pinda'yba (unpossessable)

  1. (South Tupi) sea urchin
    Synonym: pindá

Further reading

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