Reconstruction:Old Tupi/kupu'y

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This Old Tupi entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Tupi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ku.puˈʔɨ]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ku‧pu‧'y

Noun[edit]

*kupu'y (unpossessable)

  1. (North Tupi) plant of the species Theobroma subincanum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: kupuí, kupuaí
    • Brazilian Portuguese: cupuí