See also: parana and Paraná

Old Tupi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾãˈnã/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nã

Noun edit

paranã (possessable)

  1. sea
    Synonym: pará
    • 1939, Serafim Leite, História da Companhia de Jesus no Brasil, volume 4, page 153; quoted in Frederico Edelweiss, “O padre Serafim Leite e a língua tupi”, in Universitas[1], numbers 6–7, Salvador: UFBA, 1971, page 300:
      Xe raitá pekûá paranãme pirá îukábo îandé remi'urama resé.
      [original: Che raitá pecoá paranáme pirá jucabo iande remiurama recé.]
      My children, go to the sea and kill fish for our food.
  2. seawater

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Língua Geral: paraná (“river”)
    • Nheengatu: paraná
    • Portuguese: Paraná

Further reading edit