Paraíba
See also: paraíba
English
the Brazil state of Paraiba
Etymology
From Portuguese Paraíba, from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba (“bad for navigation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/
Audio (US) (file)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
Category:Paraíba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons 
Paraíba on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Paraíba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Parahyba, Parayba (obsolete)
Etymology
Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.ba/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈi.bɐ/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈi.βɐ]
- Rhymes: -ibɐ
- Homophone: paraíba
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧í‧ba
Audio (BR) (file)
Proper noun
Paraíba f
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa
- Synonym: (abbreviation) PB
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Paraíba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 590, column 2
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