pytanga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From pytang +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɨˈtã.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ãŋa
  • Hyphenation: py‧ta‧nga

Noun

pytanga (possessable)

  1. tint (pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white)

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: pitanga, mitanga

See also

Colors in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba, tagûá (LGA)              oby      obyeté      obyûasu      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una, pyxuna (LGA)              tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub, tagûá (LGA)      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un, pyxun (LGA)              tingaíb, pytang / pyxang

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “pytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 420, columns 1–2
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