popytera

Old Tupi

Alternative forms
  • pó-pytera

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *popɨter. By surface analysis, pó (“hand”) +‎ pytera (“middle”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní popyte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔ.pɨˈtɛ.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾa
  • Hyphenation: pó‧py‧te‧ra

Noun

popytera (absolute mopytera) (possessable)

  1. palm of the hand

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: pú-pitera

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “popytera”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 395, column 1
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