mboîa

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Old Tupi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈᵐbɔ.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔja
  • Hyphenation: mbo‧îa

Noun[edit]

mboîa (unpossessable)

  1. snake
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, translated by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, compiled by Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, Poemas – Lírica Portuguesa e Tupi, 2nd edition, São Paulo: Editora Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 178:
      Eva, îandé syypy,
      onhemomotareté
      ybaporanga resé,
      mboîa nhe’enga rupi,
      iî ykyé’bo, i gûabo nhẽ.
      Eva, our first mother,
      was much attracted
      by the beautiful fruit,
      after the snake’s words,
      and indeed picking it, and eating it.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: buya

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