îykûara

== Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From îy (“tool”) +‎ kûara (“hole”). Tupians made their axes with a sharp stone tied up to the handle, while steel axe heads are made with a hole where the handle is passed through. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɨˈkwa.ɾa/ Rhymes: -aɾa Hyphenation: îy‧kûa‧ra === Noun === îykûara (possessable) (hapax legomenon) steel axe Synonyms: îynambikûara, îynambikûasama Hypernym: îy === References === anonymous author (1622), “Machado [Axe]”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 27: “Gigcoara”