pereba

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pereβ, from Proto-Tupian *perep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈɾɛβ̞a/

Noun

pereba (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mereba)

1. sore (injuried patch of skin)
2. (broadly) wound; injury

   Synonym: apixaba

   Near-synonyms: kutukagûera, pora

Related terms

• mopereb
• pereb

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: perewa
• → Brazilian Portuguese: pereba

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pereba”, 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 378, column 2

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pereba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɛˈɾɛ.bɐ/, /peˈɾɛ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɛˈɾɛ.bɐ/, /peˈɾɛ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɛˈɾɛ.ba/, /peˈɾɛ.ba/

• Rhymes: -ɛbɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧re‧ba

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Noun

pereba f (plural perebas)(Brazil, colloquial)

1. sore (injuried patch of skin)

   Synonym: chaga

2. (broadly) wound; injury

   Synonyms: machucado, ferida

Derived terms

• perebagem
• perebento
• perebinha

 

Further reading

• “pereba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024