u'uba

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uʔyP, from Proto-Tupian *ə-ꝁɯP.

Cognate with Guaraní hu'y.

Noun

u'uba (possessable, IIc class pluriform, absolute u'uba, R1 ru'uba, R2 su'uba)

  1. arrow (projectile that is shot from a bow)[1]
  2. (figuratively) penis[2]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:akûãîa
  • atau'uba
  • u'ubanhã
  • u'uberekoara
  • u'ubora
  • u'uburu
  • u'usama
  • u'utapûaetá

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: uíwa

See also

  • ybõ (to hit with an arrow)

References

  1. ^ anonymous author (1622), “Frecha”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 143:Üuba
  2. ^ Pero de Castilho (1613), “Genitale viri”, in Nomes das partes do corpo humano, pella lingua do Braſil [Names of the human body parts by the language of Brazil] (in Old Tupi), volume 1; republished as Plínio Ayrosa, editor, São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 1937, page 41, line 257:Uûba

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