etymã

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Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *etɨmã.[1]

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní tetyma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tɨ̃ˈmã/
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: e‧ty‧mã

Noun

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etymã (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tetymã, R1 retymã, R2 setymã)

  1. leg (lower limb from groin to ankle)
  2. leg (rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object)
    karûaba retymã
    the leg of the table

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: etimã

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

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