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tataeíra

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From tatá (“fire”) +‎ eíra (“bee”),[1] referring to its painful bite.

Noun

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tataeíra (unpossessable)

  1. bee of the species Oxytrigona tataira
    Synonym: kabesé

Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: tatá-ira
  • Brazilian Portuguese: → tataíra, → abelha-de-fogo (calque)

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “tataeíra”, 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, page 466, column 1
  • Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) “Catálogo da fauna da costa brasileira no século XVI com os nomes tupis registrados pelos autores europeus [16th century catalogue of the Brazilian coast's fauna as documented by European authors]”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus [Tupian zoonymy in 16th century European writings] (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 294
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