ybytu

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨ-βɨtu, from Proto-Tupian *pɨt͡sʲu. Doublet of pytu.

Cognate with Guaraní yvytu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɨ.β̞ɨˈtu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: y‧by‧tu

Noun

ybytu (unpossessable)

1. wind (movement of atmospheric air)

Derived terms

• ybytuaíba
• ybytuura
• ybytuûasu

Descendants

• Nheengatu: iwitú

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ybytu”, 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 524, column 2