Nheengatu

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Yepé mupurangasawa

Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Tupi moporanga. By surface analysis, mu- (causative prefix) +‎ puranga (beautiful, good).

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: mu‧pu‧ran‧ga
    • Rhymes: -ãɡa

    Verb

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    mupuranga

    1. (transitive) to beautify (make beautiful)
      Maria umupuranga i mimbira.
      Maria beautifies her son.
    2. (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
      Akayú pisasú usika ana. Ixé amupuranga se ruka mupurangasawa-itá irũmu!
      The new year has arrived. I decorate my house with ornaments!
    3. (transitive) to improve (make better)

    Conjugation

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    singular conjugation
    first-person (ixé) amupuranga
    second-person (indé) remupuranga
    third-person () umupuranga
    plural conjugation
    first-person (yandé) yamupuranga
    second-person (penhẽ) pemupuranga
    third-person (aintá or ) umupuranga

    Alternative forms

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    Derived terms

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