ubixaba

== Old Tupi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani [Term?]. Cognate with Mbya Guarani uvixa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [u.β̞iˈʃa.β̞a] Rhymes: -aβa Hyphenation: u‧bi‧xa‧ba === Noun === ubixaba (IIa class pluriform, absolute tubixaba, R1 rubixaba, R2 subixaba) ubixaba (possessable, IIb class pluriform, absolute tubixaba, R1 rubixaba, R2 tubixaba) chief; leader (head of a group of people, organisation, etc.) Synonym: ubixakatu'ĩ (Late Tupi) monarch (ruler of an absolute monarchy) Synonyms: ubixakatu'ĩ, reîa, morubixaba ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: uixawa → Brazilian Portuguese: tuxaua === References === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “ubixaba”, 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 494, column 2