îy

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɨ], [ˈʒɨ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ
  • Hyphenation: îy

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨ (“axe”), from Proto-Tupian *wɨ (“axe”).

    Noun

    îy (possessable)

    1. tool[1]
    2. (Língua Geral Amazônica, Língua Geral Paulista, strictly) axe (tool for cutting wood)[2][3][4][5]
      Synonym: maxaru
      Hyponym: îykûara (“steel axe”)
      • a. 1756, Anton Meisterburg, “Em poder [In possession]”, in [Dicionário de Trier] (overall work in Portuguese and Língua Geral Amazônica), Baixo Xingu; Pará, page 16r, column 1, line 79; republished as Jean-Claude Muller et al., editors, Dicionário de língua geral amazônica, Potsdam: University of Potsdam, 2019, →DOI, page 155:
        pachicù [translating Francisco] pópe nde gỳ.
        [Paxiku pópe nde îy.]
        Francis is in possession of your axe.
      • c. 1757, anonymous author, “Concertar [To fix]”, in [Vocabulario Portuguez–Brasilico] [Brazilian-Portuguese Vocabulary] (overall work in Portuguese); republished as Ernesto Ferreira França, compiler, Chrestomathia da lingua brazilica [Chrestomathy of the Brazilian language], Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1859, page 36:
        Pedro oimomgatyrô gŷ […]
        [Pedro oîmongatyrõ îy […] ]
        Pedro fixed the axe.
    Derived terms
    • îy'yba
    • îyapara
    • îyatĩmuku
    • îygûaîa
    • îykûara
    • îykûasokaba
    • îymonhangaba
    • îynambikûara
    • îyoby
    • îypytym
    • îytaka
    Descendants
    • Nheengatu: jí

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    îy (possessable)

    1. (North Tupi) alternative form of 'y

    References

    1. ^ anonymous author (1622), “Ferramenta, geralmente [Tool, generally]”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 138
    2. ^ Arronches, João de (1739), “MACHADO [Axe]”, in Caderno da Lingua (overall work in Portuguese); republished as “O caderno da lingua ou Vocabulario Portuguez-Tupi [The language's notebook or Portuguese-Tupi vocabulary]”, in Plínio Ayrosa, editor, Revista do Museu Paulista, volume XXI, São Paulo: Imprensa Official do Estado, 1934, page 213: “gi”
    3. ^ Frei Onofre (1751), “Machado [Axe]”, in José Mariano da Conceição Velloso, editor, Dicionario portuguez, e brasiliano [Brazilian and Portuguese dictionary] (overall work in Língua Geral Amazônica and Portuguese), Lisbon: Officina Patriarcal, published 1795, page 50, column 1: “Gý”
    4. ^ anonymous author (18th century), “Machado [Axe]”, in Diccionario da lingua brazilica [Dictionary of the Brasílica Language]‎[1] (overall work in Língua Geral Amazônica and Portuguese), page 22: “Gy”
    5. ^ anonymous author (18th century), “Machado [Axe]”, in Língua geral dos índios das Américas [General language of the Indians of the Americas]‎[2] (overall work in Portuguese and Língua Geral Paulista), page 6r, line 347: “gi”

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