yby
Old Tupi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *(ʔ)ɨβɨ, from Proto-Tupian *ꝁɯt͡spɨ.[1]
Cognate with Guaraní and Mbyá Guaraní yvy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
yby (unpossessable)
- earth; soil (unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth)
- ground (the surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground)
- dry land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
- Synonym: ybyeté
Noun edit
yby (possessable)
- (figurative) land; homeland; homeplace
- Synonym: etama
- Our kó xe yby supa rimba'e.
- They came to visit this land of mine long ago.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Nheengatu: iwí
Noun edit
yby (IIb class pluriform, absolute tyby, R1 ryby, R2 tyby) (possessable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “yby”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 518, column 1