'ybapytanga

Old Tupi
'ybapytanga

Etymology

From 'yba (“fruit”) +‎ pytang (“reddish”) +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɨˌβa.pɨˈtã.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ãŋa
  • Hyphenation: 'y‧bá‧py‧ta‧nga

Noun

'ybapytanga (unpossessable)

  1. Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)
  2. Suriname cherry fruit

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: pitanga
    • → English: pitanga
    • → Hunsrik: Pitange, Pitangebaam

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “'ybapytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 516, column 2
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