perereka

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pereˈreka/, (Rio Negro) [pe.ɾeˈɾɛ.kɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Hyphenation: pe‧re‧re‧ka

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Tupi *perereka, from îu'iperereka.

    Noun

    perereka (plural perereka-itá)

    1. tree frog

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    perereka

    1. alternative form of piririka

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “perereka”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 591
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