eîmbaba

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eɨmaβ.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ymba.

Noun

eîmbaba (IIa class pluriform, absolute teîmbaba, R1 reîmbaba, R2 seîmbaba) (possessable)

livestock
- 1595 [1555], Joseph of Anchieta, chapter V, in Arte de grammatica da lingoa mais vſada na coſta do Braſil (overall work in Portuguese), Coimbra: Antonio de Mariz, page 14v:
  […] xéreimbâba tapiîra
  [ […] xe reîmbaba tapi'ira.]
  My cow.
  (literally, “My livestock tapir.”)
pet (animal kept as a companion)

Usage notes

With the advent of colonization, Tupians used the names of similar native animals to call the unknown species brought by the Europeans. Neologisms were then created by using eté (“true”) and eîmbaba／mimbaba (“domestic animal”) as a form to differentiate the old and new species, respectively.

Synonyms

mimbaba

Derived terms

eîmbab
eîmbaba îagûara

Descendants

Nheengatu: imbawa
→ Brazilian Portuguese: xerimbabo

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 162, line 151

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “eîmbaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 91, column 1

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