baîaku

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • gûamaîaku, gûambaîaku, maîaku

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βa.jaˈku/, [β̞a.jaˈku]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ba‧îa‧ku

Noun

baîaku (unpossessable)

  1. blowfish; porcupinefish (any species of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
  • gûamaîaku'atinga
  • gûamaîakuapé
  • gûamaîakugûará
  • gûamaîakukuruba
  • gûambaîakuaté
  • gûambaîakuatĩ

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: mamayakú
  • → Portuguese: baiacu, baiagu

References

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