uba

head

uba (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute tuba, R1 ruba, R2 tuba)

Nheengatu: uba

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tup (“father”), from Proto-Tupian *t͡sup (“father”).
Cognate with Guaraní túva.

inh+

first cousin once removed
first cousin once removed

first cousin once removed (cousin of one's father)


uba

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ (“thigh”), from Proto-Tupian *kʔɨp (“leg”).
Cognate with Guaraní uvã.


ty

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨ (“liquid, urine”), from Proto-Tupian *tˀɨ (“liquid, urine”). Doublet of y.
Cognate with Sateré-Mawé hɨ (“river”), Guaraní ty (“urine”).


py

head

py (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mby)

Nheengatu: pí

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨ, *mbɨ, from Proto-Tupian *pɨ, *mbɨ.
Cognate with Guaraní py.


kama

Nheengatu: kama

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kam, from Proto-Tupian *ᵑkam.
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní káma.


aba

aba (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute taba, R1 raba, R2 saba)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *rap, from Proto-Mawé-Guaraní *t͡sap, from Proto-Tupian *jap.
Cognate with Sateré-Mawé sap, Guaraní ague.


'a

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa (“fruit, head”), from Proto-Tupian *ʔa (“fruit, head”).
Cognate wirh Sateré-Mawé 'a and Guaraní 'a.

(vocative, in reverence) dude; bro term of address for a man

(vocative, in reverence) companion; comrade; term of address for a friend

(vocative, in reverence) sir; term of address for an old man


pira

pira (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mbira)

Nheengatu: pira

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pir, from Proto-Tupian *pit.
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní pire.

skin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal)


pó

pó (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mbó)

Nheengatu: pú

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní and Paraguayan Guaraní po.

Nde morerecoâr xerî
Nde poguîrêpe xenonga
Nde raquîpoêra rupî
Toçô xeanga yepi,
Tecô catû mono onga.

(Can we date this quote?), Cristóvão Valente, “Do nome ſantifsimo de IESV”, in Antônio de Araújo, compiler, (Please provide the book title or journal name) (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon:

Be thou my guardian putting thy hands on me. Through your footprints, may my soul always go collecting virtues.


kanga

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaŋ, from Proto-Tupian *kaŋ.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní kã.

etymon

M. O atá yepé cerà y ij bà mocõya ita pigoâ coaráma rece?
D. Oatá yepè.
M. Marãpe ibiâ cerecou, ymondîca potà?
D. Opaçama pupè yapitiũcequicequij etebo ycanga yeptâçába peabo oyo çuî.

(Can we date this quote?), Antônio de Araújo, chapter IX, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon, page 62v:

Master: Was his arm too short to reach the place where the nails would go?
Disciple: It was.
Master: What did they do, wanting to draw them closer?
Disciple: With a whole rope they tied it, pulling it a lot and separating its bones from their joints.


akanga

Nheengatu: akanga

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *a-kaŋ. By surface analysis, 'a (“head”) + kanga (“bone”).


pysã

head

pysã (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mysã)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨt͡ʃã, from Proto-Tupian *pɨt͡ʃˀã.
Cognate with Guaraní pysã.


esá

head

esá (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tesá, R1 resá, R2 sesá)

Nheengatu: esá

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tsetsa, from Proto-Tupian *(e-)t͡sa.
Cognate with Guaraní tesa.


kamby

Nheengatu: kambí

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kamɨ. By surface analysis, kama (“breast”) + y (“liquid”).
Cognate with Guaraní kamby.

surf

milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands)


nambi

Nheengatu: nambí

→ Brazilian Portuguese: nambi

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nami.
Cognate with Guaraní nambi.

S. Pedro y tãgapema ocequij morubixàba rembiauçuba Malco ceribaè ra pixapa, ynambi mondôra

(Can we date this quote?), Antônio de Araújo, “Paſſo da Prizão.” (chapter III), in (Please provide the book title or journal name) (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon, page 54b:

Saint Peter drew his sword, striking a servant of the high priest called Malchus, cutting off his ear.

ear; auricle (external part of the organ of hearing)


aîa

head

aîa (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute taîa, R1 raîa, R2 saîa)


kûara

Nheengatu: kuara, kwara

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷa, from Proto-Tupian *kʷat.
Cognate with Awetí kwat, Guaraní kua.


o'o

o'o (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute to'o, R1 ro'o, R2 so'o)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *oʔo (“meat”), from Proto-Tupian.
Cognate with Guaraní so'o.


eté

head

eté (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute teté, R1 reté, R2 seté)


andyrá

Nheengatu: andirá

→ Brazilian Portuguese: andirá

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *anɨra.

inh+

Anjo. Baepe que tuj opica?
Andira ruâpee.
Panama, coipo guaiquica?
enero, cururu açica?
eri, carigueya e.
Ejori
baenẽ baepoxi
bora, miaratacaca
ceboi, tamarutaca
ſarau[aya] — Xepoeirai, xeropecij
auye, teume xemombaca.

c. 1583, Joseph of Anchieta, “Na feſta de .ſ. L^(ço)” (chapter XLIV), in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ], Niterói, page 71, lines 483–493; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 133:

Angel: What is here, lying still? Is it a bat, a butterfly or a short-tailed opossum? Maybe a crippled frog? Ay opossum! Come, you stinky, nasty thing, stingless bee, skunk, worm, mantis shrimp.
Saraûaîa: I'm tired, I'm sleepy. Enough! Don't wake me up!

Gabriel Soares de Sousa
w:Gabriel Soares de Sousa

Noticia do Brasil
w:pt:Notícia do Brasil

bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)


py'a

head

py'a (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute my'a)

Nheengatu: piá

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨʔa (“liver”), from Proto-Tupian *pɨʔa (“liver”).
Cognate with Guaraní py'a.

inh+

Xepiaecotebẽ.

1622, anonymous author, Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 36; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

(figuratively) heart (source of one's feelings and emotions)

(figuratively) mind; brains (source of one's thoughts and awareness)

Acoeime aicotebẽ
Xerecopochipuruabo
taiticpac coty ypeabo
xenhiãme tereique
Xepig-a moingatuabo.

16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, compiled by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro and Helder Perri Ferreira, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 130, lines 27-31:

In the past, I was anguished, commiting wrongdoings. May I throw away all traps, repelling them. May you enter in my heart, protecting my core.

(figuratively) core; bowels (deepest or innermost part)


îybá

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨβa.
Cognate with Guaraní jyva.


etymã

head

etymã (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tetymã, R1 retymã, R2 setymã)

Nheengatu: etimã

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *etɨmã.
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní tetyma.


popytera

head

popytera (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mopytera)

Nheengatu: pú-pitera

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *popɨter. By surface analysis, pó (“hand”) + pytera (“middle”).
Cognate with Guaraní popyte.


ebira

head

ebira (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tebira, R1 rebira, R2 sebira)

→ Portuguese: tibira, tubi, tuvira


ugûy

ugûy (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tugûy, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tuwy, from Proto-Mawé-Guaraní *cuy, from Proto-Tupian *jəɯ.
Cognate with Sateré-Mawé suː, Guaraní tuguy.


ugûy

ugûy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy, noun form ugûy)

form ugûy (noun)
Causative
mougûy
-ba'e
sugûyba'e
-sab
-saba
ugûŷaba／ugûysaba
Singular
Singular & Plural
Plural
1ˢᵗ person
2ⁿᵈ person
3ʳᵈ person
1ˢᵗ person exclusive
1ˢᵗ person inclusive
Indicative (active)
xe rugûy (active)
sugûy (active)
oré rugûy (active)
îandé rugûy (active)
Imperative (active)
Permissive (active)
ta xe rugûy (active)
ta nde rugûy (active)
ta sugûy (active)
t'oré rugûy (active)
t'îandé rugûy (active)
ta pe rugûy (active)
Negative indicative (active)
na xe rugûyî (active)
na nde rugûyî (active)
na sugûyî (active)
n'oré rugûyî (active)
n'îandé rugûyî (active)
na pe rugûyî (active)
Negative imperative (active)
nde rugûy umẽ (active)
pe rugûy umẽ (active)
Negative permissive (active)
ta xe rugûy umẽ (active)
ta nde rugûy umẽ (active)
ta sugûy umẽ (active)
t'oré rugûy umẽ (active)
t'îandé rugûy umẽ (active)
ta pe rugûy umẽ (active)
Affirmative (gerund)
xe rugûyramo (gerund)
nde rugûyramo (gerund)
o ugûyramo (gerund)
oré rugûyramo (gerund)
îandé rugûyramo (gerund)
pe rugûyramo (gerund)
Negative (gerund)
xe rugûye'ymamo (gerund)
nde rugûye'ymamo (gerund)
o ugûye'ymamo (gerund)
oré rugûye'ymamo (gerund)
îandé rugûye'ymamo (gerund)
pe rugûye'ymamo (gerund)
Affirmative (infinitive)
ugûy (infinitive)
Negative (infinitive)
ugûye'yma (infinitive)
same as gerund (infinitive)
xe rugûyû (infinitive)
sugûyû (infinitive)
oré rugûyû (infinitive)
îandé rugûyû (infinitive)
xe rugûye'ymi (infinitive)
sugûye'ymi (infinitive)
oré rugûye'ymi (infinitive)
îandé rugûye'ymi (infinitive)

16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, compiled by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro and Helder Perri Ferreira, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 184):

His mother wasn't bleeding even: she was dry, she wasn't deflowered.

menstruous (currently undergoing menstruation)


so'ogûasurãîgûera

From so'o (“beast of venery”) + -gûasu (“big”) + rãî (“tooth”) + gûer (“former”) + -a, literally “big beast of venery's former tooth”.

af

(Late Tupi, hapax) ivory (hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants)


nhy'ã

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔã (“heart”).
Cognate with Guaraní ñe'ã.

inh+

(broadly) bowels; entrails (the internal organs)


sybá

Nheengatu: siwá

forehead (part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline)


a'yra

head

a'yra (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute ta'yra, R1 ra'yra, R2 ta'yra, female equivalent aîyra)

Nheengatu: taíra

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aʔɨr (“son of a man”), from Proto-Tupian *aʔɨt (“son of a man”).
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní a'y.

inh+

first cousin once removed (son of a male first cousin)


obá

head

obá (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tobá, R1 robá, R2 sobá)

Nheengatu: suá

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *toβa (“face”), from Proto-Tupian *jəba (“face, forehead”).
Cognate with Guaraní tova.

inh+

face (front part of the head of a human or animal)


ãîa

head

ãîa (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tãîa, R1 rãîa, R2 sãîa)

Nheengatu: anha

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tãj, from Proto-Tupian *jãj.
Cognate with Guaraní tãi.

tooth (hard structure present in the mouth of many animals)


esatinga

esatinga (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tesatinga, R1 resatinga, R2 sesatinga)


'aba

Nheengatu: awa

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔaβ. By surface analysis, 'a (“head”) + aba (“hair”).
Cognate with Awetí ʔap.


'apiku'i

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔapikuʔi. By surface analysis, 'a (“head”) + pira (“skin”) + ku'i (“flour”).
Cognate with Guaraní apiku'i.


puraké

Nheengatu: puraké

→ Brazilian Portuguese: poraquê

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *purake.
Compare Paraguayan Guaraní porake.

inh+

Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus#Translingual

(North Tupi, hapax) electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)

Historia Naturalis Brasiliae
w:Historia Naturalis Brasiliae

chola guitarfish (Pseudobatos percellens)


puraké

head

puraké (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute muraké)

Nheengatu: puraké

elbow (joint between upper arm and forearm)


u'uba

u'uba (possessable, IIc class pluriform, absolute u'uba, R1 ru'uba, R2 su'uba)

Nheengatu: uíwa

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uʔyP, from Proto-Tupian *ə-ꝁɯP.
Cognate with Guaraní hu'y.

arrow (projectile that is shot from a bow)


akûãîa

akûãîa (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute takûãîa, R1 rakûãîa, R2 sakûãîa)

Nheengatu: akunha

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akʷãj. By surface analysis, akó (“groin, crotch”) + ãîa (“tooth”) or akó + ûaîa (“tail”).
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní akuãĩ.

surface analysis

Erepokókpe nde rakuãia resé eñemoaguyrōmo?

16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, “Sextum Mandatum”, in [Doutrina Cristã]; republished as Armando Cardoso, compiler, Doutrina Cristã: Doutrina autógrafa e confessionário, volume 2, São Paulo: Loyola, 1992, →ISBN, page 90, line 13:

Have you touched your penis arousing yourself?


endy

head

endy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rendy, R2 sendy, noun form endy)

form endy (noun)
Causative
moendy
-ba'e
sendyba'e
-sab
-saba
endŷaba／endysaba
Singular
Singular & Plural
Plural
1ˢᵗ person
2ⁿᵈ person
3ʳᵈ person
1ˢᵗ person exclusive
1ˢᵗ person inclusive
Indicative (active)
xe rendy (active)
sendy (active)
oré rendy (active)
îandé rendy (active)
Imperative (active)
Permissive (active)
ta xe rendy (active)
ta nde rendy (active)
ta sendy (active)
t'oré rendy (active)
t'îandé rendy (active)
ta pe rendy (active)
Negative indicative (active)
na xe rendyî (active)
na nde rendyî (active)
na sendyî (active)
n'oré rendyî (active)
n'îandé rendyî (active)
na pe rendyî (active)
Negative imperative (active)
nde rendy umẽ (active)
pe rendy umẽ (active)
Negative permissive (active)
ta xe rendy umẽ (active)
ta nde rendy umẽ (active)
ta sendy umẽ (active)
t'oré rendy umẽ (active)
t'îandé rendy umẽ (active)
ta pe rendy umẽ (active)
Affirmative (gerund)
xe rendyramo (gerund)
nde rendyramo (gerund)
o endyramo (gerund)
oré rendyramo (gerund)
îandé rendyramo (gerund)
pe rendyramo (gerund)
Negative (gerund)
xe rendye'ymamo (gerund)
nde rendye'ymamo (gerund)
o endye'ymamo (gerund)
oré rendye'ymamo (gerund)
îandé rendye'ymamo (gerund)
pe rendye'ymamo (gerund)
Affirmative (infinitive)
endy (infinitive)
Negative (infinitive)
endye'yma (infinitive)
same as gerund (infinitive)
xe rendyû (infinitive)
sendyû (infinitive)
oré rendyû (infinitive)
îandé rendyû (infinitive)
xe rendye'ymi (infinitive)
sendye'ymi (infinitive)
oré rendye'ymi (infinitive)
îandé rendye'ymi (infinitive)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *en-tɨ, from Proto-Tupian *enɨ. By surface analysis, ena (“mouth”) + y (“liquid”).
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní endyry.


embé

head

embé (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tembé, R1 rembé, R2 sembé)

Nheengatu: embé

Coordinate term: apûã (“upper lip”)

labium inferius oris
labium inferius oris

(strictly) labium inferius oris; lower lip


arukanga

Nheengatu: arukanga

M. Mbäépe Tupã oimonháng iandé rubypy remirecó retéramo?
D. Iarucanga anhó.

1686 [1618], Antônio de Araújo, “Da creaçaõ do primeiro homem” (chapter 3), in Bartolomeu de Leão, editor, Cateciſmo Braſilico da Doutrina Chriſtãa [Brazilian Catechism of the Christian Doctrine], 2 edition, Cateciſmo […] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Miguel Deslandes, page 48:

M. What did God transform in the body of the wife of our first father?
D. Only his rib.


apûã

Coordinate term: embé (“lower lip”)

labium superius oris
labium superius oris


aîura

Nheengatu: ayura

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jur, from Proto-Tupian *wut.
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní ajúra.

Oyâbo acé Sanctos ará cuábi, oyábo bê acé ycãgoerĩ tiruã mombaêtêo oaiuri cerecõbocecê onhemoapicicatuabo yepi cecé oyerobiâ.

(Can we date this quote?), Antônio de Araújo, “Da inſtituição do Domingo”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon, page 12v:

The same way people acknowledge the saints' days, they too worship even their little bones as well, keeping them in their necks so as to always comfort themselves, trusting in them.

neck (part of the body connecting the head and the trunk)