îuba

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From îub +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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îuba (possessable)

  1. yellow; yellowness
    • 1622, anonymous author, “Gema de ouo”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 147; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
      Yapigtejuba.
      [I apyteîuba.]
      Its egg yolk.
      (literally, “Its middle yellowness.”)

See also

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Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una              tingaíba, pytangapyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un              tingaíb, pytangpyxang

References

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