angaîpaba

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔaŋ
    Old Tupi 'anga
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aiβ
    Old Tupi aíb
    Proto-Tupian *-ap
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi aíba
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ
    Old Tupi -sab
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi angaîpaba

    From 'anga (“soul”) +‎ aíba (“wickedness”) +‎ -sab (instrumentalizer suffix) +‎ -a. Coined by Jesuits in the 16th century.

    Noun

    angaîpaba (possessable) (Late Tupi, Christianity)

    1. sin (violation of divine will or religious law)
      Synonyms: ekoaíba, ekoangaîpaba, ekopoxy, ekopoxŷaba
    2. sinner (person who has sinned)
      Synonym: angaîpabora
    • angaîpab
    • angaîpabora
    • i angaîpaba'e

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: angaipawa

    References

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