pirakabaru

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira
    Old Tupi pirá
    Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?
    Latin caballus
    Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo
    Portuguese cavalobor.
    Old Tupi kabaru
    Old Tupi pirakabaru

    From pirá (“fish”) +‎ kabaru (“horse”), possibly a calque of Portuguese cavalo-marinho (“sea horse”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [piˈɾa.ka.βaˈɾu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ka‧ba‧ru

    Noun

    pirakabaru (unpossessable)

    1. (Late Tupi, hapax legomenon) sea horse
      Synonym: îakarepetymbûaba
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