karaíba

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.raˈi.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iβa
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧í‧ba

Noun

karaíba (unpossessable)

1. thaumaturge
2. (Late Tupi) white man; European

   Synonyms: aîuruîuba, maíra

3. (Christianity, Late Tupi) Christian

Derived terms

• kunhãkaraíba

Noun

karaíba (possessable)(Christianity, Late Tupi)

1. sanctity; holiness
2. virtue

   Synonyms: angaturama, ekoporanga, ekokatu

Derived terms

• karaíb

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “karaíba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 219, column 2