gûariba

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

ûariba

Etymology

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wariβ.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní guaryva.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾi.βa/, [ɡʷaˈɾi.β̞a]
Rhymes: -iβa
Hyphenation: gûa‧ri‧ba

Noun

gûariba (unpossessable)

howler monkey (any monkey in the genus Alouatta)

Descendants

Nheengatu: wariwa
→ Portuguese: guariba, guariva
- → English: guariba
- → French: ouarine
  - → English: ouarine
  - → English: warine

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 152

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûariba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 135, column 1

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