îagûapopeba
Old Tupi
Etymology
From îagûara (“carnivoran”) + pó (“hand”) + peb (“flat”) + -a.
Possibly cognate with Guaraní jagua pe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaˌɡʷa.pɔˈpɛ.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -ɛβa
- Hyphenation: îa‧gûa‧po‧pe‧ba
Noun
îagûapopeba (unpossessable)
- Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis)
- Synonyms: atasapé, gûaîraká, îagûarapeba
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îagûapopeba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 153, column 2
- Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) “Catálogo da fauna da costa brasileira no século XVI com os nomes tupis registrados pelos autores europeus”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, , →ISBN, →ISSN, page 250
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