mboîa

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

    Derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *moj, from Proto-Tupian *moj.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mboîa (unpossessable)

    1. snake
      • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, chapter LXIII, in , page 147v, lines 1–5; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 279:
        Eua yandeci ipi / onhemomotarete / ibaporanga rece / boya nhe enga rupi / y ijquiebo, ygoabonhe
        [Eva, îandé sy ypy, onhemomotareté ybaporanga resé, mboîa nhe'enga rupi, iî ykyébo, i gûabo nhẽ.]
        Eve, our first mother, was much attracted by the beautiful fruit, after the snake’s words, and indeed picking it, and eating it.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: buya

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