poranga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From porang +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔˈɾã.ŋa/
Rhymes: -ãŋa
Hyphenation: po‧ra‧nga

Noun

poranga (absolute moranga) (possessable)

beauty
luck; fortune

Descendants

Nheengatu: puranga (adjective)

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “poranga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎ (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 396–397

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