îararaka

Old Tupi

îararaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jararak.

Cognate with Guaraní jarara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.raˈra.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: îa‧ra‧ra‧ka

Noun

îararaka (unpossessable)

1. jararaca (Bothrops jararaca)

Derived terms

• îararagûaîpytanga
• îararakusu

 

Related terms

• îararakapeba
• îararakopeba

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: yararaka
• → Portuguese: jararaca
  • → English: jararaca
  • → Hunsrik: Scharack
  • → Polish: żararaka

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îararaka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: the classical indigenous language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 161, column 2
• Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) “Catálogo da fauna da costa brasileira no século XVI com os nomes tupis registrados pelos autores europeus [16th century catalogue of the Brazilian coast's fauna as documented by European authors]”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus [Tupian zoonymy in 16th century European writings] (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 272