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

1. sclera
2. (medicine) nubecula
3. (pathology) cataract

Derived terms

• esating

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. blue eye
2. green eye

Derived terms

• esating

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “esatinga”, 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 120, column 1