iwaka

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi ybaka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβa-k (“sky”), from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷa- (“high”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní yvága.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [i.wa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: y‧wa‧ka

Noun

iwaka (plural iwaka-itá)

  1. sky
  2. (Christianity) heaven

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 410
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