pytang

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

pyxang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní pytã.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɨˈtãŋ/
Rhymes: -ãŋ
Hyphenation: py‧tang

Adjective

pytang

pastel color
Synonym: tingaíb

Usage notes

pytang didn't refer to a specific color, but to any mixture made by white. Thus, gray, peach, baby blue, pink etc. could all be called pytang.

Declension

Declension of pytang (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Adjectival forms
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Active
Indicative	xe pytang	nde pytang	i pytang	oré pytang	îandé pytang	pe pytang
Imperative		nde pytang				pe pytang
Permissive	ta xe pytang	ta nde pytang	t'i pytang	t'oré pytang	t'îandé pytang	ta pe pytang
Negative indicative	na xe pytangi	na nde pytangi	n'i pytangi	n'oré pytangi	n'îandé pytangi	na pe pytangi
Negative imperative		nde pytang umẽ				pe pytang umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe pytang umẽ	ta nde pytang umẽ	t'i pytang umẽ	t'oré pytang umẽ	t'îandé pytang umẽ	ta pe pytang umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe pytangamo	nde pytangamo	o pytangamo	oré pytangamo	îandé pytangamo	pe pytangamo
Negative	xe pytange'ymamo	nde pytange'ymamo	o pytange'ymamo	oré pytange'ymamo	îandé pytange'ymamo	pe pytange'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	pytanga
Negative	pytange'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe pytangamo		o pytangamo	oré pytangamo	îandé pytangamo
Affirmative	xe pytangi¹		i pytangi¹	oré pytangi¹	îandé pytangi¹
Negative	xe pytange'ymamo		o pytange'ymamo	oré pytange'ymamo	îandé pytange'ymamo
Negative	xe pytange'ymi¹		i pytange'ymi¹	oré pytange'ymi¹	îandé pytange'ymi¹
¹North Tupi

Derived terms

pytanga

Related terms

'ybapytanga
akarapytanga
akarapytangîuba
apŷapytanga
aîpi'ĩpytanga
karapytanga
opepytanga
piku'ipytanga
pirapyxanga
sygûasupytanga
sûasupytanga
tasypytanga
ybypytanga
ybyrapytanga
ysypopytanga

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga／pyranga	îuba	oby obyeté	tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga
Adjectives	pirang／pyrang	îub	oby obyeté	ting	un	tingaíb, pytang

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 420, columns 1–2

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