u'uba

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uʔyP, from Proto-Tupian *ə-ꝁɯP.

Cognate with Guaraní hu'y.

Noun

u'uba (IIc class pluriform, absolute u'uba, R1 ru'uba, R2 su'uba) (possessable)

  1. arrow (projectile that is shot from a bow)
  2. (figuratively) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:akûãîa

Related terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: uíwa

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB

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