mupuranga

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupian *mo-
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo-
    Old Tupi mo-
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *poraŋ
    Old Tupi porang
    Old Tupi moporang
    Proto-Tupian *-ap
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi moporanga
    Nheengatu mupuranga

    Inherited from Old Tupi moporanga. By surface analysis, mu- (causative prefix) +‎ puranga (“beautiful, good”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [mu.pu.ˈɾã.ɡa]
    • Hyphenation: mu‧pu‧ran‧ga
    • Rhymes: -ãɡa

    Verb

    mupuranga

    1. (transitive) to beautify (make beautiful)
      Maria umupuranga i mimbira.
      Maria beautifies her son.
    2. (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
      Akayú pisasú usika ana. Ixé amupuranga se ruka mupurangasawa-itá irũmu!
      The new year has arrived. I decorate my house with ornaments!
    3. (transitive) to improve (make better)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of mupuranga
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative affirmative amupuranga remupuranga umupuranga yamupuranga pemupuranga umupuranga
    negative ti amupuranga ti remupuranga ti umupuranga ti yamupuranga ti pemupuranga ti umupuranga
    imperative affirmative remupuranga yamupuranga pemupuranga
    negative te remupuranga te yamupuranga te pemupuranga

    Alternative forms

    • mpuranga
    • umpuranga

    Derived terms

    • mupurangasara
    • mupurangasawa
    • yumupuranga

    References

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