murukuîá

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • marakuîá

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *murukuja.

    Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní mburukuja.

    Noun

    murukuîá (?)

    1. passionflower (any plant in the genus Passiflora)
    2. passion fruit (edible fruit of the passionflower)
    • murukuîagûasu (“giant granadilla”)
    • murukuîamirĩ (“purple granadilla”)
    undentified species
    • murukuîaeté
    • murukuîamixyra
    • murukuîapiruna
    • murukuîatymãkuîa
    • murukuîayperoba
    • murukuîaúna

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: murukuyá
    • → Portuguese: maracujá (see there for further descendants)

    References

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