Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Tupi paranã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paranã.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /paraˈna/, [pa.ɾaˈna]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ná

    Noun

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    paraná (plural paraná-itá)

    1. river
    2. sea
      Synonym: paranawasú
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    Descendants

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    • Brazilian Portuguese: paraná

    References

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    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “paraná”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 579–580

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Nheengatu paraná, from Old Tupi paranã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paranã.

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      Noun

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      paraná m (plural paranás) (Amazonas, Pará)

      1. a channel separating a braid bar from mainland
      2. a channel conecting two rivers

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