esatinga

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.saˈtĩ.ŋa/
Rhymes: -ĩŋa
Hyphenation: e‧sá‧ti‧nga

Etymology 1

From esá (“eye”) +‎ tinga (“whiteness”).

Noun

esatinga (IIa class pluriform, absolute tesatinga, R1 resatinga, R2 sesatinga) (possessable)

Derived terms

esating

Etymology 2

From esá (“eye”) +‎ ting (“light”) +‎ -a.

Noun

esatinga (IIa class pluriform, absolute tesatinga, R1 resatinga, R2 sesatinga) (possessable)

blue eye
green eye

Derived terms

esating

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “esatinga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 120, column 1

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