tuîuk

Old Tupi

Etymology

Back-formation from tuîuka.

Adjective

tuîuk (noun form tuîuka)

  1. (of organic matter) rotten
    Synonyms: aíb, poxy
    Near-synonym: (of inorganic matter) îuk

Conjugation

Verb

tuîuk (first-person singular active indicative atuîuk, first-person singular negative active indicative n'atuîuki, noun tuîuka) (intransitive)

  1. (of organic matter) to rot

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