Iara

See also: iara, ia rā, iarã, and iară

English

Etymology

From Romanian Iara.

Proper noun

Iara

  1. A commune of Cluj County, Romania.
  2. A village in Iara, Cluj County, Romania.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Nheengatu iiyara (“mistress of water”), from ií (“water”) +‎ yara (“lord/lady”).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɾɐ/, /iˈa.ɾɐ/ [ɪˈa.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɾa/, /iˈa.ɾa/ [ɪˈa.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -aɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: I‧a‧ra

Proper noun

Iara f (plural Iaras)

  1. a female given name from Nheengatu
  2. (Brazil) a female water figure of Brazilian mythology, variously described as a mermaid, siren or nymph

References

  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “iiyara”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 316

Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic ꙗра (jara), genitive of ꙗръ (jarŭ, “severe, angry”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Iara f

  1. a commune of Cluj County, Romania
  2. a village in Iara, Cluj County, Romania
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