morubixaba

== English == === Noun === morubixaba (plural morubixabas) A chief of the Tupi people. == Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === mborubixaba === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani [Term?]. By surface analysis, moro- (“people”) +‎ ubixaba (“leader”). Cognate with Mbya Guarani mboruvixa and Paraguayan Guarani mburuvicha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mo.ɾu.β̞iˈʃa.β̞a] Rhymes: -aβa Hyphenation: mo‧ru‧bi‧xa‧ba === Noun === morubixaba (possessable) chieftain (leader of a clan or tribe) mister; sir (title of adult male) (Late Tupi) monarch (ruler of an absolute monarchy) Synonyms: reîa, ubixaba (Late Tupi) judge (public judicial official) (Late Tupi) superior (person of higher rank) ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: muruixawa → Brazilian Portuguese: morubixaba === References === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “morubixaba”, 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 313, column 2