uruvu

Guarayu

Alternative forms

  • urugu

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβu, from Proto-Tupian *urupˀu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /u.ruˈβu/
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: u‧ru‧vu

    Noun

    uruvu

    1. vulture
    • uruvu pira
    • uruvu vevui

    References

    • Swintha Danielsen, Lena Sell, Lena Terhart (20192021) “uruvu”, in “Guarayu. A revised dictionary by Alfred Hoeller”, in Dictionaria, number 7 (overall work in English and Spanish), →DOI