popytera

Old Tupi

Alternative forms
  • pó-pytera

Etymology

From pó (“hand”) +‎ pytera (“middle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔ.pɨˈtɛ.ɾa/

Noun

popytera (absolute mbopytera)

  1. palm of the hand

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “popytera”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 394, column 1

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