Abaíra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Abaíra.
Proper noun
Abaíra
- A municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
- 2005, Antonio Toscano de Brito, Phillip Cribb, Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina[1], Editora Nova Fronteira, page 328:
- Cleistes pluriflora is common in the Chapada Diamantina, and has been found in the municípios of Abaíra, Barra da Estiva, Mucugê and Rio de Contas […]
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi abá + a'yra (Indigenous children).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.baˈi.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.baˈi.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈi.ɾɐ/ [ɐ.βɐˈi.ɾɐ]
Proper noun
Abaíra ?
- a municipality of Bahia, Brazil
Derived terms
- abairense
Descendants
- → English: Abaíra
References
- ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 598