îub

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjuβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -uβ
  • Hyphenation: îub

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-uβ*juβ (to lie), from Proto-Tupian *-up*wup (to lie).[1]

Verb

îub (first-person singular active indicative aîub, first-person singular negative active indicative naîubi, noun uba) (intransitive)

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
  2. to be implicit
  3. to lodge (stay in any place or shelter)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ (yellow), from Proto-Tupian *wup (red).[2]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ju.

Adjective

îub

  1. yellow
  2. blond; fair-haired
  3. ginger; ginger-haired
  4. pale
Declension
Derived terms
  • tupi'aîuba

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      pirangapyranga      îuba              oby
     obyeté
     tinga      una              tingaíba, pytanga
Adjectives      pirangpyrang      îub      ting      un              tingaíb, pytang

References

  1. Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
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