tapi'irapé

Old Tupi

Etymology

By surface analysis, tapi'ira (tapir) +‎ (path).

Compare Mbyá Guaraní tapi'i rape and Paraguayan Guaraní Mborevi Rape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta.piˌʔi.ɾaˈpɛ]

Noun

tapi'irapé (unpossessable)

  1. (astronomy, hapax legomenon) Milky Way (broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky)

Descendants

  • Brazilian Portuguese: Tapirapé

References