Maranhão

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Maranhão.

Proper noun

Maranhão

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís.

Coordinate terms

Category:Maranhão on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Maranhão on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Maranhão on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

Arabic: مَارَانْهَاوْ (mārānhāw)
Armenian: Մարանյան (Maranyan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬拉尼昂州 / 马拉尼昂州 (Mǎlāní'áng Zhōu)
French: Maragnan m, Maranhão (fr)
Georgian: მარანიანი (maraniani)
Greek: Μαρανιάο (Maraniáo)
Japanese: マラニョン (Maranyon)
Korean: 마라냥 (maranyang)
Portuguese: Maranhão (pt) m
Russian: Маранья́н (Maranʹján)
Spanish: Maranhão
Ukrainian: Маранья́н (Maranʹján)

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧nhão
Audio (Brazil): (file)

Proper noun

Maranhão m

a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: São Luís
MA (abbreviation)

Derived terms

maranhense (demonym)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit