îybá

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨβa.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní jyva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɨˈβa/, [ʝɨˈβ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: îy‧bá

Noun

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îybá (possessable)

  1. arm

References

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  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[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

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