ybytu
Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨ-βɨtu, from Proto-Tupian *pɨt͡sʲu. Doublet of pytu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɨ.β̞ɨˈtu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: y‧by‧tu
Noun
ybytu (unpossessable)
- wind (movement of atmospheric air)
Derived terms
- ybytuaíba
- ybytugûasu
- ybytuura
Descendants
- Nheengatu: iwitú
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ybytu”, 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 524, column 2