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pytanga

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Old Tupi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɨˈtã.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ãŋa
  • Hyphenation: py‧ta‧nga

Etymology 1

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From pytang +‎ -a.[1]

Noun

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pytanga (possessable)

  1. tint (pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white)
Descendants
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  • Nheengatu: pitanga, mitanga

See also

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Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una              tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un              tingaíb, pytang / pyxang

Etymology 2

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    Ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.[1]

    Noun

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    pytanga (unpossessable)

    1. Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)
    2. Suriname cherry fruit
    Descendants
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    References

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pytanga”, 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 420, columns 1–2
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