Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Causative of gûeîyb, from mo- (causative voice prefix) +‎ gûeîyb (to descend, to go down).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɔ̃.wɛˈjɨβ], [mɔ̃.wɛˈʒɨβ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨβ
  • Hyphenation: mo‧gûe‧îyb

Verb

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mogûeîyb (first-person singular active indicative aîmogûeîyb, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmogûeîybi, gerund mogûeîypa, noun mogûeîyba) (transitive)

  1. to lower, to make go down

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: muyé

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