porang

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Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *poraŋ (“beautiful”).[1]

    Cognate with Guaraní porã.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɔ.ˈɾãŋ/
    • Rhymes: -ãŋ
    • Hyphenation: po‧rang

    Adjective

    porang (noun form poranga)

    1. beautiful
      Kunhã i porang.
      The woman is beautiful.
    2. lucky; fortunate

    Declension

        Declension of porang (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
    Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
    Causative moporang
    Deadjectivals
    -ba'e i porangyba'e
    -sab(a) porangaba
    Singular Singular & Plural Plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
    Adjectival forms
    Active
    Indicative xe porang nde porang i porang oré porang îandé porang pe porang
    Imperative
    Permissive ta xe porang ta nde porang t'i porang t'oré porang t'îandé porang ta pe porang
    Negative indicative na xe porangi na nde porangi n'i porangi n'oré porangi n'îandé porangi na pe porangi
    Negative imperative nde porang umẽ pe porang umẽ
    Negative permissive ta xe porang umẽ ta nde porang umẽ t'i porang umẽ t'oré porang umẽ t'îandé porang umẽ ta pe porang umẽ
    Gerund
    Affirmative xe porangamo nde porangamo o porangamo oré porangamo îandé porangamo pe porangamo
    Negative xe porange'ymamo nde porange'ymamo o porange'ymamo oré porange'ymamo îandé porange'ymamo pe porange'ymamo
    Nominal forms
    Infinitive
    Affirmative poranga
    Negative porange'yma
    Circumstantial
    Affirmative same as gerund1
    xe porangi2 i porangi2 oré porangi2 îandé porangi2
    Negative same as gerund1
    xe porange'ymi2 i porange'ymi2 oré porange'ymi2 îandé porange'ymi2
    1South Tupi
    2North Tupi

    Derived terms

    Adverb

    porang

    1. beautifully
    2. well

    References

    1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 190, line 3
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