kambarara
Old Tupi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Portuguese camarada, borrowed from Spanish camarada, from cámara + -ada. The realization of /m/ as [mb] can be explained by the known Guaraní influence on Língua Geral Paulista. See also karanderu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧mba‧ra‧ra
Noun
kambarara (possessable)
- (hapax legomenon) Língua Geral Paulista form of kamarara (“friend”)
References
- anonymous author (18th century) “Amigo”, in Língua geral dos índios das Américas [General language of the Indians of the Americas][1] (overall work in Portuguese and Old Tupi), page 6v, line 389: “xeCambarara [xe kambarara]”