ybaka

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβa-k (sky), from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷa- (high).[1] Doublet of ybaté. The sense of heaven is a semantic loan from Portuguese céu.

Cognate with Guaraní yvága.

Pronunciation

Noun

ybaka (unpossessable)

  1. sky
  2. (Christianity, Late Tupi) heaven
    Synonym: orypaba

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: iwaka

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 410