Piauí

English

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːaʊˈiː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Piauí

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina.

Coordinate terms

states of Braziledit

Translations

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Piauhy (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi piaba'y (“river of piabas”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.awˈi/ [pɪ.aʊ̯ˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjawˈi/ [pjaʊ̯ˈi]

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: Pi‧au‧í
  • Audio (Brazil):(file)

Proper noun

Piauí m

  1. Piauí (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Teresina)
    Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI

Derived terms

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Piauí”, 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 592, column 2
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