Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

From obá (face) +‎ -i (at).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈβaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: o‧baî

Postposition edit

obaî (pluriform, R1 robaî, R2 sobaî)

  1. beyond
  2. across
  3. in front of

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “obaî”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 353, column 2