mboîa

See also: mboia

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *moj, from Proto-Tupian *moj.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈᵐbɔ.ja]
    • Rhymes: -ɔja
    • Hyphenation: mbo‧îa

    Noun

    mboîa (unpossessable)

    1. snake
      • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, chapter LXIII, in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ] [Booklet of various poems], page 147v, lines 1–5; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 279:
        Eua yandeci ipi / onhemomotarete / ibaporanga rece / boya nhe enga rupi / y ijquiebo, ygoabonhe
        [Eva, îandé sy ypy, onhemomotareté ybaporanga resé, mboîa nhe'enga rupi, iî ykyébo, i gûabo nhẽ.]
        Eve, our first mother, was much attracted by the beautiful fruit, after the snake’s words, and indeed picking it, and eating it.

    Derived terms

    • araryboîa
    • kakaboîa
    • mboiesapykûara
    • Mboî'i
    • mboîasyposanga
    • mboîeté
    • mboîgûasu
    • mboîkupekanga
    • mboîkyba
    • mboîkûatiara
    • mboîmaraká
    • mboîoby
    • mboîpeba
    • mboîro'ysanga
    • mboîsinimbeba
    • mboîsininga
    • mboîtinga
    • mboîtininga
    • mboîtĩapûá
    • mboîubu
    • mboîuna
    • mboîusu
    • taragûyboîa
    • tare'imboîa
    • îyboîa

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: buya
    • → Portuguese: mboia

    References

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