ebira

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈβi.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -iɾa
  • Hyphenation: e‧bi‧ra

Noun

ebira (IIa class pluriform, absolute tebira, R1 rebira, R2 sebira) (possessable)

  1. buttocks
    Synonym: eîkûara
  2. vagina, vulva
    Synonyms: akaîá, apupira, kûara, membynhemonhangaba
  3. bottom (lowest part of an object)
  4. stern (rear part of a ship)
    Synonym: opytá
  5. sodomy; anal sex
  6. bottom; catcher (man who prefers the receptive role in anal sex); (broadly) homossexual man
    Synonym: tebiró

Usage notes

  • When referring to objects, ebira was used to point the lowest part on the outside; when talking about the inside of said object, gûyra was used instead.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: tibira, tubi, tuvira

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