pirayawara

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi pirãîagûara, from pirãîa + gûara.

    Noun

    pirayawara (plural pirayawara-itá)

    1. tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)
      Synonym: tukuxí
      Coordinate term: iiyara

    Derived terms

    • pirayawara-sabãu

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: pirajaguara
    • → Tucano: piraiauára

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pirayawara”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 610
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