abá

See also: aba, Aba, ABA, aba', -aba, aba-, A.B.A., and ābà

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaˈβ̞a/

Noun

abá

man, especially a Brazilian male Indian.
Abá peró supé o-nhe'eng.
The Indians talked to the Portuguese.

References

LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

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