yku

Translingual

Symbol

yku

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kuamasi.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kuamasi terms

Old Tupi

Etymology

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní yku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɨˈku/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: y‧ku

Noun

yku (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute tyku, R1 ryku, R2 tyku)

  1. liquid
    Synonym: y
  2. any thin or watery substance

Adjective

yku (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute tyku, R1 ryku, R2 tyku)

  1. liquid
  2. thin; watery
  3. molten; liquified

Declension

    Declension of yku (IIb pluriform, oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative moyku
Deadjectivals
-ba'e tykuba'e
-sab(a) ykûaba / ykusaba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe ryku nde ryku tyku oré ryku îandé ryku pe ryku
Imperative
Permissive ta xe ryku ta nde ryku ta tyku t'oré ryku t'îandé ryku ta pe ryku
Negative indicative na xe rykuî na nde rykuî na tykuî n'oré rykuî n'îandé rykuî na pe rykuî
Negative imperative nde ryku umẽ pe ryku umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe ryku umẽ ta nde ryku umẽ ta tyku umẽ t'oré ryku umẽ t'îandé ryku umẽ ta pe ryku umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe rykuramo nde rykuramo o ykuramo oré rykuramo îandé rykuramo pe rykuramo
Negative xe rykue'ymamo nde rykue'ymamo o ykue'ymamo oré rykue'ymamo îandé rykue'ymamo pe rykue'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative yku
Negative ykue'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe rykuû2 tykuû2 oré rykuû2 îandé rykuû2
Negative same as gerund1
xe rykue'ymi2 tykue'ymi2 oré rykue'ymi2 îandé rykue'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

References

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