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anhanga

Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi anhanga.[1]

Noun

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anhanga (plural anhanga-itá)(archaic)

  1. (Christianity) devil; demon (evil spirit resident in or working for Hell)
    Synonym: yuruparí
  2. ghost; apparition (soul or spirit of a deceased person)
    Synonyms: anga, mira-anga, taú
  3. soul (the spirit or essence of a person)
    Synonyms: anga, mira-anga

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “anhanga”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 248

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From Anhanga.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ãˈɲã.ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ãŋa
  • Hyphenation: a‧nha‧nga

Noun

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anhanga (unpossessable)

  1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) devil; demon (evil spirit resident in or working for Hell)
    Synonyms: îurupari, tagûaíba

Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: anhanga, ananga, anhangá

References

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  1. ^ 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
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