poty

See also: póty and pöty

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *potɨ (“beak, snout, point”).

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [poːtɨ]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [poʔtɨ]

Noun

poty (possessed potyry)

1. point, tip
2. beak (of a bird)
3. snout, muzzle (of an animal)
4. upper lip (of a human)

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 351
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “potï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 386; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 377
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “poty”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[3], University of Oregon, page 795

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

poty

1. flower

Possessed forms

    Possessed forms of poty

singular			plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
xepoty	ndepoty	ipoty	nhandepoty	orepoty	pendepoty	ipoty

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.tɨ/
• Rhymes: -ɔtɨ
• Syllabification: po‧ty

Noun

poty m inan

1. inflection of pot:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative plural
   3. vocative plural