Paraná

See also: parana, paraná, paranã, and Parana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑː/, /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑ/, /pəˈɹɑː.nə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

Paraná

  1. A river in central and southern South America.
  2. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Curitiba.
  3. The provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina.
  4. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Coordinate terms

states of Braziledit

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.na/

Proper noun

Paraná m

  1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
  2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
  3. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
  4. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁaˈna/

Proper noun

Paraná m (proper noun, strong, genitive Paranás)

  1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)

Proper noun

Paraná n (proper noun, strong, genitive Paranás)

  1. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
  2. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
  3. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈna/*

Proper noun

Paraná m

  1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
  2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
  3. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
  4. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈna/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧ná
  • Homophone: paraná

Etymology 1

    From Língua Geral Paulista paraná (“river”), from Old Tupi paranã (“sea”).[1] Doublet of paraná.

    The toponyms were named after the river.

    Proper noun

    Paraná m

    1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
    2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
      Synonym: (abbreviation) PR
    3. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
    Descendants
    • → Hunsrik: Paranaa

    See also

    states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish Paraná.

    Proper noun

    Paraná m

    1. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)

    References

    1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Paraná”, 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 590, column 2

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /paɾaˈna/ [pa.ɾaˈna]
    • Audio (Peru):(file)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧ná

    Proper noun

    Paraná m

    1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
    2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
    3. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
    4. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

    Derived terms

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