guyra

See also: gûyrá

Guaraní

Pronunciation

Noun

guyra

  1. bird

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wɨra. Cognate with Old Tupi gûyrá.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ŋʷɨˈra/, [ŋʷɨ.ˈɾa]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: guy‧ra

    Noun

    guyra

    1. bird (any animal of the subclass Aves)
      Synonym: amambai

    Derived terms

    • guyra xiĩ
    • guyra-jeroky'i
    • guyra-nhandu
    • guyrapia

    References

    • Robert A. Dooley (August 2016) “guyra”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 52