iiyara

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

  • uyara

Etymology

From ií (“water”) +‎ yara (“lord”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iiˈjara/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Hyphenation: i‧i‧ya‧ra

Noun

iiyara (plural iiyara-itá) (obsolete)

  1. Iara; supernatural being that inhabits the bottom of water bodies, usually represented as a beatiful woman or mermaid
  2. Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
    Coordinate term: pirayawara
  3. Boiuna; giant snake that lives in Amazonian rivers
    Synonym: buyawasú

Derived terms

  • iiyara-kaá

Descendants

  • → Brazilian Portuguese: Iara

References

  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “iiyara”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 316
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