mbo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mbo"

Mbya Guarani

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo-, from Proto-Tupian *mo-.

Alternative forms

• mo- (before nasals)

Prefix

mbo-

1. Forms causative verbs from verbs
2. Forms factitive verbs from nouns and adjectives

Derived terms

Mbya Guarani terms prefixed with mbo-

mongaru

Etymology 2

Prefix

mbo-

1. alternative form of poro-

References

• Robert A. Dooley (August 2016), “mbo-”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 110

Paraguayan Guarani

Alternative forms

• mo- (for nasal words)

Prefix

mbo-

1. Used to form causative of verbs.

   mbohéra

   to name, to give a name to

Usage notes

This prefix is used when the following verb is oral (as opposed to nasal). If this verb were nasal, the suffix mo- would be used instead.

References

• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “mbo”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 56, column 1