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obaîuba

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From obá (“face”) +‎ îub (“yellow”) +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.β̞aˈju.β̞a/, [ɔ.β̞aˈʝu.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uβa
  • Hyphenation: o‧bá‧îu‧ba

Noun

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obaîuba (possessable)

  1. pallor

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: uaíwa

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “obaîuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: the classical indigenous language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 354, column 1
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