mba'e

== Mbya Guarani == === Etymology === Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani mba'e. === Noun === mba'e thing object == Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === ma'e === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *maʔe. The euphemistic use for the penis is a semantic loan from Portuguese membro. Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani and Mbya Guarani mba'e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ᵐbaˈʔɛ] Rhymes: -ɛ Hyphenation: mba‧'e === Adjective === mba'e (noun form mba'e) rich; wealthy ==== Declension ==== === Determiner === mba'e (plural mba'emba'e) (interrogative) what; which ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === mba'e (possessable) thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) thing (an individual object or distinct entity) (derogatory, in compounds) thing (a living being or creature) wealth; riches provision; supply (food obtained for future use) Synonyms: mi'u, i'upyra utensil beast (non-human animal) limb; body part (euphemistic) member; penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:akûãîa piece of furniture linens (household textiles) layette (set of clothing) (folklore) bogey (hostile supernatural creature) ==== Derived terms ==== === Pronoun === mba'e (affirmative) something; anything [(sometimes) with amõ] (negative) nothing; anything [(sometimes) with amõ] === Descendants === Nheengatu: maã === References === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “mba'e”, 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, pages 266–267 == Paraguayan Guarani == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maʔe/, [ᵐbaˈʔe] Rhymes: -e === Noun === mba'e thing object spirit, being Mba'etatá lit. Fire being (a myth from the ancient Brazilian indigenous peoples.) === References === Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “mba'e”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 54, column 2