pirapanema

Old Tupi

Etymology

From pirá (“fish”) +‎ panema (“useless”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piɾapãˈnɛ̃ma/

Noun

pirapanema

(astronomy) morning star; Mercury

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pirapanema”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 386, column 2

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