kesaba

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From ker (to sleep)-sab (instrumentalizer suffix)-a, literally sleeping place.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɛˈsa.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aβa
  • Hyphenation: ke‧sa‧ba

Noun

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kesaba (possessable)

  1. hammock
    Synonyms: inĩ, upaba
  2. perch (rod used used as a roost by birds)[2]
    Synonym: endaba

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: kisawa

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kesaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 227, column 1
  2. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Poleiro”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 80:Cendaba [] Queçaba. [Sendaba [] Kesaba.]