baîaku

Old Tupi

baîaku

Alternative forms

gûamaîaku, gûambaîaku, maîaku

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βa.jaˈku/, [β̞a.jaˈku]
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: ba‧îa‧ku

Noun

baîaku (unpossessable)

blowfish; porcupinefish (any species of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)

Related terms

gûamaîaku'atinga
gûamaîakuapé
gûamaîakugûará
gûamaîakukuruba
gûambaîakuaté
gûambaîakuatĩ

Descendants

Nheengatu: mamayakú
→ Portuguese: baiacu, baiagu

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “baîaku”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 79, column 1

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