yby

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *(ʔ)ɨβɨ, from Proto-Tupian *ꝁɯt͡spɨ.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní and Mbyá Guaraní yvy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɨˈβɨ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: y‧by

Noun

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yby (unpossessable)

  1. earth; soil (unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth)
  2. ground (the surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground)
  3. dry land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
    Synonym: ybyeté

Noun

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yby (possessable)

  1. (figurative) land; homeland; homeplace
    Synonym: etama
    Our kó xe yby supa rimba'e.
    They came to visit this land of mine long ago.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: iwí

Noun

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yby (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute tyby, R1 ryby, R2 tyby)

  1. grave; tomb
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:karamemûã
  2. buried human remains

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570

Further reading

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