'ybá

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβ (“fruit”).[1] By surface analysis, 'yba (“plant”) +‎ 'a (“fruit”).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní yva.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɨˈβa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: 'y‧bá

Noun

'ybá (unpossessable)

  1. fruit
    Synonym: 'a

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: iyá

References
  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206
  2. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “'ybá”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 515, column 1
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