Anhanga

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ajaŋ.

Cognate with Guaraní Aña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ãˈɲã.ŋa]
• Rhymes: -ãŋa
• Hyphenation: A‧nha‧nga

Proper noun

Anhanga

1. (folklore) name of a supernatural being of Tupi Mythology.
2. (Late Tupi, Christianity) Satan; the Devil

   Synonym: (North Tupi) Îurupari

Derived terms

• anhanga
• anhanga ratá
• anhanga repoti
• anhangakŷaba
• Anhangoby
• anhangu'i
• Anhangupîara
• anhangyar
• anhangyîara
• Anhangûera

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Anhangá

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Anhanga”, 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, pages 39–40