potyr

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from potyra.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈtɨɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾ
  • Hyphenation: po‧tyr

Adjective[edit]

potyr

  1. flowery

Verb[edit]

potyr (2nd class)

  1. to be flowerful
  2. to flower (to put forth blooms)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “potyr”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 405, column 2
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