îub

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

îub(intransitive)

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
    Antonym: 'am
  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 (noun form îuba)

  1. yellow
  2. pale
  3. (Late Tupi) blond; fair-haired
  4. (Late Tupi) ginger; ginger-haired
Declension
Derived terms

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una              tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un              tingaíb, pytang / pyxang

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