siriapûã
Old Tupi edit
Etymology edit
From siri (“crab”) + apûã (“point”), literally “pointy crab”, referring to the big thorns on its appendages.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siriapûã
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: siripuã
References edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “siriapûã”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 443, column 1