u'uba

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

• atau'uba
• u'ubanhã
• u'uberekoara
• u'ubora
• u'uburu
• u'usama
• u'utapûaetá

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: uíwa

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “u'uba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 540, columns 1–2