pyxun

Old Tupi

Etymology 1

    Alteration of putun.

    Adjective

    pyxun (noun form pyxuna) (Língua Geral Amazônica)

    1. black[1]
      Synonym: una
    Declension
        Declension of pyxun (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
    Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
    Causative mopyxún
    Deadjectivals
    -ba'e i pyxunyba'e
    -sab(a) pyxundaba
    Singular Singular & Plural Plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
    Adjectival forms
    Active
    Indicative xe pyxun nde pyxun i pyxun oré pyxun îandé pyxun pe pyxun
    Imperative
    Permissive ta xe pyxun ta nde pyxun t'i pyxun t'oré pyxun t'îandé pyxun ta pe pyxun
    Negative indicative na xe pyxuni na nde pyxuni n'i pyxuni n'oré pyxuni n'îandé pyxuni na pe pyxuni
    Negative imperative nde pyxun umẽ pe pyxun umẽ
    Negative permissive ta xe pyxun umẽ ta nde pyxun umẽ t'i pyxun umẽ t'oré pyxun umẽ t'îandé pyxun umẽ ta pe pyxun umẽ
    Gerund
    Affirmative xe pyxunamo nde pyxunamo o pyxunamo oré pyxunamo îandé pyxunamo pe pyxunamo
    Negative xe pyxune'ymamo nde pyxune'ymamo o pyxune'ymamo oré pyxune'ymamo îandé pyxune'ymamo pe pyxune'ymamo
    Nominal forms
    Infinitive
    Affirmative pyxuna
    Negative pyxune'yma
    Circumstantial
    Affirmative same as gerund1
    xe pyxuni2 i pyxuni2 oré pyxuni2 îandé pyxuni2
    Negative same as gerund1
    xe pyxune'ymi2 i pyxune'ymi2 oré pyxune'ymi2 îandé pyxune'ymi2
    1South Tupi
    2North Tupi
    Coordinate terms
    Colors in Old Tupi (layout · text)
    Nouns      piranga      îuba, tagûá (LGA)              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una, pyxuna (LGA)              tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga
    Adjectives      pirang      îub, tagûá (LGA)      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un, pyxun (LGA)              tingaíb, pytang / pyxang
    Descendants
    • Nheengatu: pixuna

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    pyxun (noun form pyxuna)

    1. alternative form of putun

    References

    1. ^ Anton Meisterburg (a. 1756) “preto ser”, in [Dicionário de Trier] (overall work in Portuguese and Old Tupi), Baixo Xingu, Pará, page 33v, column 2, line 65; republished as Jean-Claude Muller et al., editors, Dicionário de língua geral amazônica, Potsdam: University of Potsdam, 2019, →DOI, page 225: “ipixún [i pyxun]”
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