pepo'atã

Paraguayan Guaraní

pepo'atã

Etymology

From pepo (“wing”) +‎ atã (“rigid”), literally “rigid wing”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˌpo.ʔaˈtã/
• Rhymes: -ã
• Hyphenation: pe‧po‧'a‧tã

Noun

pepo'atã (plural pepo'atãnguéra)

1. (neologism) airplane

   Synonyms: guyratã, aviõ

   • 2015 October 8, Pepo'atã oipuruva'ekue narco ohasata Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya‎^[1]:

     Ku aviõ ojejuhuva'ekue Uruguay-pe Juan Domingo Viveros Cartes (mburuvichapavête Horacio Cartes tio) pópe, 478 kilo marihuana reheve ary 2013-pe, upe pepo'atã oñeme'êta Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya-pe.

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Descendants

• → Nheengatu: pepusantá (calque)

References

• Natalia Krivoshein, Feliciano Acosta (2016) “pepo'atã”, in Ñe’ẽryru, page 86, column 1
• Natalia Krivoshein, Feliciano Acosta (2016) “aeroplano”, in Ñe’ẽryru, page 123, column 2
• Natalia Krivoshein, Feliciano Acosta (2016) “avión”, in Ñe’ẽryru, page 133, column 1