etymã

Old Tupi

Alternative forms
  • tymã

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *etɨmã.[1]

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní tetyma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tɨ̃ˈmã/
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: e‧ty‧mã

Noun

etymã (IIa class pluriform, absolute tetymã, R1 retymã, R2 setymã) (possessable)

  1. leg (lower limb from groin to ankle)
  2. leg (rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object)
    karûaba retymã
    the leg of the table

Synonyms
  • etymãkanga
  • etymãkangupîara
  • etymãmbûera
  • etymão'o
  • etymãygé
  • etymãîura

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: etimã

References
  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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