ñakurutũ

Paraguayan Guaraní

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani [Term?].

Cognate with Old Tupi îakurutu.

Noun

ñakurutũ

  1. owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)
  2. (strictly) South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
  • ñakurutũ guasu
  • ñakurutũ hũ
  • ñakurutũ'i

Descendants

  • → Spanish: ñakurutú
  • → Translingual: Bubo virginianus nacurutu (learned)

References

  • Paul Smith (2006) “FAUNA Paraguay Checklist of the Birds of Paraguay Part 1”, in FAUNA Paraguay‎[1] (overall work in Spanish and English)
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