îub

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjuβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -uβ
  • Hyphenation: îub

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-uβ / *juβ (to lie), from Proto-Tupian *-up / *wup (to lie).[1]

    Verb

    îub(intransitive)

    1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
      Antonym: 'am
    2. to be implicit
    3. to lodge (stay in any place or shelter)

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ (yellow), from Proto-Tupian *wup (red).[2]

      Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ju.

      Adjective

      îub (noun form îuba)

      1. yellow
      2. pale
      3. (Late Tupi) blond; fair-haired
      4. (Late Tupi) ginger; ginger-haired
      Declension
      Derived terms
      • tupi'aîuba

      See also

      Colors in Old Tupi (layout · text)
      Nouns      piranga      îuba, tagûá (LGA)              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una, pyxuna (LGA)              tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga
      Adjectives      pirang      îub, tagûá (LGA)      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un, pyxun (LGA)              tingaíb, pytang / pyxang

      References

      1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
      2. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo[2] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB