arrulhar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish arrullar. By surface analysis, arrulho + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [a.huˈʎa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ʁuˈʎa(ɾ)/ [a.huˈʎa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [a.χuˈʎa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁuˈʎa(ɻ)/ [a.huˈʎa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁuˈʎaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁuˈʎa.ɾi/
Verb
arrulhar (first-person singular present arrulho, first-person singular preterite arrulhei, past participle arrulhado)
- (of a pigeon or similar bird) to coo (make a soft murmuring sound)
- to murmur sweet, tender words
- to sing lullabies to children
Conjugation
Conjugation of arrulhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.