kabaru

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Old Tupi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese cavalo, from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo, from Latin caballus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kaballos.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key):
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧ru

    Noun

    kabaru (unpossessable)

    1. horse (Equus ferus caballus)
      • 1622, anonymous author, “Sella do caualo”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume II (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 115; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
        Cabarû repanacû.
        [Kabaru repanaku.]
        Horse saddle.
      • c. 1628, Luís Figueira, “Da Prepoſição 5. parte da oração”, in Arte da lingua Braſilica [Art of the Brasílica Language]‎ (overall work in Portuguese), Lisbon: Manuel da Silva, page 66:
        Cabarú çoce.
        [Kabaru sosé.]
        On the horse.

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: kawarú

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