u'uba
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Old Tupi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uʔyP, from Proto-Tupian *ə-ꝁɯP.[1]
Noun[edit]
u'uba (IIc class pluriform, absolute u'uba, R1 ru'uba, R2 su'uba) (possessable)
- arrow (projectile that is shot from a bow)
- (figuratively) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:akûãîa
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Nheengatu: uíwa
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “u'uba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 540, columns 1–2
Categories:
- Old Tupi terms inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani
- Old Tupi terms derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani
- Old Tupi terms inherited from Proto-Tupian
- Old Tupi terms derived from Proto-Tupian
- Old Tupi lemmas
- Old Tupi nouns
- Old Tupi IIc class nouns
- Old Tupi possessable nouns
- Old Tupi pluriform nouns
- tpw:Archery
- tpw:Genitalia