Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβa-k (sky), from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷa- (high).[1] Doublet of ybaté. The sense of heaven is a semantic loan from Portuguese céu.

Cognate with Guaraní yvága.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɨˈβ̞a.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: y‧ba‧ka

Noun

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ybaka (unpossessable)

  1. sky
  2. (Christianity, Late Tupi) heaven
    Synonym: orypaba

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: iwaka

References

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  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 410