mbo-

Guaraní

Alternative forms

• mo- (for nasal words)

Prefix

mbo-

1. Used to form causative of verbs.

   mbohéra

   to name, to give a name to

Usage notes

This prefix is used when the following verb is oral (as opposed to nasal). If this verb were nasal, the suffix mo- would be used instead.

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• mo- (before nasals)

Prefix

mbo-

1. Forms causative verbs from verbs
2. Forms factitive verbs from nouns and adjectives

Derived terms

Mbyá Guaraní terms prefixed with mbo-

Etymology 2

Prefix

mbo-

1. Alternative form of poro-

References

• Robert A. Dooley (2016 August) “mbo-”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 110