'ykaraíba

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Calque of Portuguese água benta, from 'y +‎ karaíb +‎ -a.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˌʔɨ.ka.ɾaˈi.βa]
    • Rhymes: -iβa
    • Hyphenation: 'y‧ka‧ra‧í‧ba

    Noun

    'ykaraíba (possessable)

    1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) holy water
      • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter VII, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Setimo da ordem de baptizar, [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 142:
        Anhanga nhegoacẽbâba igcaraiba.
        [Anhanga nhegûasembaba 'ykaraíba.]
        The holy water is the reason of Devil's fleeing.

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