ybaté

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβa-te (“high”), from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷa- (“high”).[1] Doublet of ybaka.

Cognate with Guaraní yvate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɨ.βaˈtɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: y‧ba‧té

Noun

ybaté (possessable)

  1. height
  2. altitude
  3. top (uppermost part)
  4. (architecture) upper floor
  5. Creole townhouse
    Synonym: ybaka

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: iwaté (“height”)

Noun

ybaté (unpossessable)

  1. (figurative) sky

Adjective

ybaté (noun form ybaté)

  1. high, elevated
    Coordinate term: puku

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: iwaté (“high”)

Adverb

ybaté

  1. upwards

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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