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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *moneß (“to dress up”), from Proto-Tupian. Doublet of moaob and mondeb.
Cognate with Guaraní ao.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɔ.β̞a/
- Rhymes: -ɔβa
- Hyphenation: a‧o‧ba
Noun
aoba (possessable)
- clothes; clothing
- dress
- cloth (a piece of fabric)
- sail (piece of fabric attached to a sailboat)
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References
- ^ 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 181
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