moting

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔ̃ˈtĩŋ]
• Rhymes: -ĩŋ
• Hyphenation: mo‧ting

Etymology 1

From mo- (causative voice prefix) +‎ ting (“white”).

Verb

moting (first-person singular active indicative aîmoting, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmotingi, gerund motinga, noun motinga) (transitive)

1. to whiten

   Synonym: momoroting

2. (Late Tupi, hapax) to whitewash; to lime

Descendants

• motinga:
  • Nheengatu: mutinga

Etymology 2

From mo- (causative voice prefix) +‎ ting (“nauseous”). Cognate with Guaraní motĩ.

Verb

moting (first-person singular active indicative aîmoting, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmotingi, gerund motinga, noun motinga) (transitive)

1. to nauseate (to feel nausea)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moting (transitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Reflexive	îemoting
Deverbals
-ba'e	oîmotingyba'e
emi-	emimotinga／mimotinga
-pyr(a)	i motingymbyra
-sab(a)	motingaba
-sar(a)	motingara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	aîmoting	ereîmoting	oîmoting	oroîmoting	îaîmoting	peîmoting
Permissive	t'aîmoting	t'ereîmoting	t'oîmoting	t'oroîmoting	t'îaîmoting	ta peîmoting
Imperative		eîmoting				peîmoting
Negative indicative	n'aîmotingi	n'ereîmotingi	n'oîmotingi	n'oroîmotingi	n'îaîmotingi	na peîmotingi
Negative permissive	t'aîmoting umẽ	t'ereîmoting umẽ	t'oîmoting umẽ	t'oroîmoting umẽ	t'îaîmoting umẽ	ta peîmoting umẽ
Negative imperative		eîmoting umẽ				peîmoting umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	motinga
Negative	motinge'yma
Gerund
Affirmative	xe motinga	nde motinga	i motinga	oré motinga	îandé motinga	pe motinga
Negative	xe motinge'yma	nde motinge'yma	i motinge'yma	oré motinge'yma	îandé motinge'yma	pe motinge'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe motingi		i motingi	oré motingi	îandé motingi
Negative	xe motinge'ymi		i motinge'ymi	oré motinge'ymi	îandé motinge'ymi

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moting”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 316, column 1