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-sab
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Old Tupi
Alternative forms
tpw -ab -b -á -ndab
Etymology
tpw :inh tup-gua-pro:*-aβ<id:instrumentalizer suffix> instrumentalizer suffix +
Pronunciation
tpw /ˈsaβ/
tpw aβ 1
Suffix
tpw suffix noun-forming suffixes
tpw meansforms nouns from verbs, indicating, generally, a means of action of that verb
L 97 10–13 1 184 Ejori teremondo / Xeçuj teco angaipaba / co xeanga deruçaba / derupabamo toico. Eîori t'eremondó / Xe suí tekoangaîpaba / kó xe 'anga nde rusaba / nde rupabamo t'oîkó. Come to shoo the sin from me. Here's my soul, place of your arrival, it shall be your bed.
forms nouns from verbs, denoting the act of doing something; -ing
tpw -a
tpw Late forms abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives
tpw -a
tpw nhemoŷrõ<t:to become angry> -sab -a nhemoŷrõndaba<t:wrath>
Usage notes
tpw means 1 can be translated in various ways and its precise meaning can only be infered by context. As a translation for tpw îuká îukasaba, for example, Barbosa and Navarro have listed:279–2863 278–283 20 Os nomes derivados com -(S)AB(A)<t:The nouns derived with -(S)AB(A)>
killing place
killing time
killing tool
killing companion
result of killing
reason for killing
way of killing
effect of killing
ability to kill
Derived terms
tpw
Descendants
yrl -sawa
References
Further reading
-sab(a) 435 1