moting

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɔ̃ˈtĩŋ]
Rhymes: -ĩŋ
Hyphenation: mo‧ting

Etymology 1

From mo- (causative voice prefix) +‎ ting (“white”).

Verb

moting (first-person singular active indicative aîmoting, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmotingi, noun motinga) (transitive)

to whiten
Synonym: momoroting
(Late Tupi, hapax legomenon) to whitewash; to lime^[1]

Descendants

motinga:
- Nheengatu: mutinga

Etymology 2

From mo- (causative voice prefix) +‎ ting (“nauseous”). Cognate with Guaraní motĩ.

Verb

moting (first-person singular active indicative aîmoting, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmotingi, noun motinga) (transitive)

to nauseate (to feel nausea)

Conjugation

Conjugation of moting (transitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Deverbals
Causative	motingukar
Reflexive	îemoting
-ba'e	oîmotingyba'e
emi-	emimotinga / mimotinga
-pyr(a)	i motingymbyra
-sab(a)	motingaba
-sar(a)	motingara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	aîmoting	ereîmoting	oîmoting	oroîmoting	îaîmoting	peîmoting
Permissive	t'aîmoting	t'ereîmoting	t'oîmoting	t'oroîmoting	t'îaîmoting	ta peîmoting
Imperative		eîmoting				peîmoting
Negative indicative	n'aîmotingi	n'ereîmotingi	n'oîmotingi	n'oroîmotingi	n'îaîmotingi	na peîmotingi
Negative permissive	t'aîmoting umẽ	t'ereîmoting umẽ	t'oîmoting umẽ	t'oroîmoting umẽ	t'îaîmoting umẽ	ta peîmoting umẽ
Negative imperative		eîmoting umẽ				peîmoting umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	motinga
Negative	motinge'yma
Gerund
Affirmative	xe motinga	nde motinga	i motinga	oré motinga	îandé motinga	pe motinga
Negative	xe motinge'yma	nde motinge'yma	i motinge'yma	oré motinge'yma	îandé motinge'yma	pe motinge'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe motingi		i motingi	oré motingi	îandé motingi
Negative	xe motinge'ymi		i motinge'ymi	oré motinge'ymi	îandé motinge'ymi

References

^ anonymous author (1622) “Cayar, ou branquear como quer”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 62: “Aimoting [Aîmoting]”

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moting”, 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 316, column 1

[1] ymous author (1622) “Cayar, ou branquear como quer”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 62: “Aimoting [Aîmoting]”

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