kuab

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Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kuwaaβ.

Verb

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kuab (first-person singular active indicative aîkuab, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîkuabi, gerund kuapa, noun kuaba) (transitive)

  1. to know (to perceive the truth or factuality of)
  2. to know (to be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered)
    • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter V, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Terceiro do Cathecismo, e summa da Doctrina Christam [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 57:
      M. Marã ey pe S.Pedro?
      D. Naicuâbi aèabâ, ey, T. rece / Oyâbo tenhé, oemo emamo Tupã / rera renõya.
      [M[estre]. Marã e'ipe S[ão] Pedro?
      D[iscípulo]. N'aîkuabi a'e abá, e'i, T[upã] resé o'îabo tenhẽ, o emo'emamo Tupã rera renõîa.]
      Master: What did Saint Peter said?
      Disciple: I don't know this man, he said, saying to God in vain, lyingly calling the name of God.
  3. to recognize (to match in memory)
  4. to acknowledge (to be grateful of)
    • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter IIII, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Primeiro da Doctrina Christam (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 24:
      Maranamo pe ace Sanctos ara cuabi? / Ymoetebo, y pupe toriba monhanga?
      [Marãnamope asé santos 'ara kuabi? I moetébo, i pupé toryba monhanga?]
      Why do the people acknowledge the saints' days? Praising them, having parties on [these days]?
  5. to guess (to reach an unconfirmed conclusion)
  6. to judge
  7. to feel (to find one's way by touching or using cautious movements)[1]
  8. to feel (to be or become aware of)
    • 1622, anonymous author, “Tolheito ou tolhido ter algum membro que o não sente”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 130; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
      Naicuguabi xegiba […]
      [N'aîkugûabi xe îybá […] ]
      I don't feel my arm.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of kuab (transitive, B-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative kuabukar
Causative-comitative erokuab
Reflexive îekuab
Deverbals
-ba'e oîkuaba'e
emi- eminguaba／minguaba
-pyr(a) i kuabypyra
-sab(a) kuapaba
-sar(a) kuapara
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative aîkuab ereîkuab oîkuab oroîkuab îaîkuab peîkuab
Permissive t'aîkuab t'ereîkuab t'oîkuab t'oroîkuab t'îaîkuab ta peîkuab
Imperative eîkuab peîkuab
Negative indicative n'aîkuabi n'ereîkuabi n'oîkuabi n'oroîkuabi n'îaîkuabi na peîkuabi
Negative permissive t'aîkuab umẽ t'ereîkuab umẽ t'oîkuab umẽ t'oroîkuab umẽ t'îaîkuab umẽ ta peîkuab umẽ
Negative imperative eîkuab umẽ peîkuab umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative kuaba
Negative kuabe'yma
Gerund
Affirmative xe kuapa nde kuapa i kuapa oré kuapa îandé kuapa pe kuapa
Negative xe kuabe'yma nde kuabe'yma i kuabe'yma oré kuabe'yma îandé kuabe'yma pe kuabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe kuabi i kuabi oré kuabi îandé kuabi
Negative xe kuabe'ymi i kuabe'ymi oré kuabe'ymi îandé kuabe'ymi

Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: kwáu

References

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  1. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Interpretar o escuro”, 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 13: “Aicuguab [Aîkugûab]”
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