agûará

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *awara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.(ɣ)waˈra/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧gûa‧rá

Noun

agûará (unpossessable)

  1. (hapax legomenon) maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    Synonym: agûaragûasu
    Aîukaukar agûará Pedro supé. ― I led Pedro to kill the maned wolf.
    Xe gûatáreme agûará xe repîaki. ― The maned wolf saw me as I was walking.
    Agûaráramo ereîkó. ― You are a maned wolf.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: awará
  • Brazilian Portuguese: → aguará, ⇒ lobo-guará

References

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