Roraima

English

the Brazil state of Roraima

Etymology

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/

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• Rhymes: -aɪmə

Proper noun

Roraima

1. a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista

Translations

state of northern Brazil

• Arabic: رُورَايْمَا (rūrāymā)
• French: Roraima (fr)
• Portuguese: Roraima (pt) f
• Russian: Рора́йма (Rorájma)
• Spanish: Roraima

See also

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}

Portuguese

Etymology

From Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix). Other suggested meanings include "cashew range" and "mother of winds".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.ma/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.ma], /ʁoˈɾɐj.ma/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.ma]

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The pronunciation with /ɐj/ is sometimes proscribed. In Roraima, /aj/ is much more common.

Proper noun

Roraima m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista

   Synonym: (abbreviation) RR

Derived terms

• roraimense (demonym)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}