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sapukaya

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Nheengatu

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sapuˈkaja/, (Rio Negro) [sa.puˈka.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: sa‧pu‧ka‧ya

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old Tupi sapukaîa, from gûyrasapukaîa, from gûyrá + sapukaî + -a.

    Noun

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    sapukaya (plural sapukaya-itá)

    1. rooster; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Old Tupi sapukaîa, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡sapukaj.

      Noun

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      sapukaya (plural sapukaya-itá) (archaic)

      1. sapucaia; monkey pot (any tree in the genus Lecythis)
        Synonyms: sapukaya-kastanha, sapukaya-iwa
      2. the nut of this tree
        Synonym: sapukaya-kastanha
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      Etymology 3

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        Inherited from Old Tupi sapukaîa, from sapukaî + -a.

        Verb

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        sapukaya

        1. Archaic form of sapukái (to scream).
        Conjugation
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        Conjugation of sapukaya
        singular plural
        first second third first second third
        indicative affirmative asapukaya resapukaya usapukaya yasapukaya pesapukaya usapukaya
        negative ti asapukaya ti resapukaya ti usapukaya ti yasapukaya ti pesapukaya ti usapukaya
        imperative affirmative resapukaya yasapukaya pesapukaya
        negative te resapukaya te yasapukaya te pesapukaya

        References

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        • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “sapukaya”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 678