embi'u

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • emi'u

Etymology

From emi ("passive marker) + 'u ("to eat").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-eᵐbiˈʔu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: e‧mbi‧'u

Noun

embi'u (IIa class pluriform, absolute tembi'u, R1 rembi'u, R2 sembi'u) (possessable)

  1. food; meal; dish
    • A. de Araújo, Catecismo na Lingoa Brasílica no qual se contem a summa da doctrina Christã. Com tudo o que pertence aos Mysterios de nossa sancta Fé & bõs custumes, 13v
      Oré remi'u 'ara îabi'õndûara eîme'eng kori orébe.
      Give us today our daily food.
    • H. Staden, Viagem ao Brasil, 67
      Aîune ixé, pe remi'urama!
      I come, your future food!

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “embi'u”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 98, column 2

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