gûatá

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See also: guata

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: gûa‧tá

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata.

Verb

gûatá (first-person singular active indicative agûatá, first-person singular negative active indicative n'agûatáî, first-person singular gerund gûigûatábo, noun gûatá) (intransitive)

  1. to walk
  2. to pass by; to go by
  3. to ride; to take; to travel by (to use a given mode of transportation)
  4. to stroll (to wander on foot)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: watá

Etymology 2

Apocopic form of gûatar.

Verb

gûatá (first-person singular active indicative agûatá, first-person singular negative active indicative n'agûatáî, first-person singular gerund gûigûatá, noun gûatara) (intransitive)

  1. (São Vicente) Alternative form of gûatar

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