po'ykaraíba

Old Tupi

Etymology

From po'yra +‎ karaíb +‎ -a.

Noun

po'ykaraíba (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mo'ykaraíba)

  1. (Christianity) prayer beads, rosary beads
    Synonyms: (LGA) po'yra krusá, po'yra kurusá

References

  • anonymous author (1622) “Conta benta”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 80: “Boig caraiba [Mbo'ykaraíba]”

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