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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨβa.[1]
Cognate with Guaraní jyva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɨˈβa/,
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: îy‧bá
Noun
îybá (possessable)
- arm
References
- ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
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