Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from a'yra (semen) +‎ paba (depletion).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.ʔɨˈpa.βa/, [a.ʔɨˈpa.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aβa
  • Hyphenation: a‧'y‧pa‧ba

Noun edit

a'ypaba (IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'ypaba, R1 ra'ypaba, R2 ta'ypaba) (possessable)

  1. sexhaustion

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “a'ypaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 75, column 1