See also: Aoba

Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *moneß (to dress up), from Proto-Tupian. Doublet of moaob and mondeb.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní ao.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈɔ.β̞a/
  • Rhymes: -ɔβa
  • Hyphenation: a‧o‧ba

Noun edit

aoba (possessable)

  1. clothes; clothing
  2. dress
  3. cloth (a piece of fabric)
  4. sail (piece of fabric attached to a sailboat)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 181

Further reading edit