Maranhão
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Maranhão.
Proper noun
Maranhão
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís.
Coordinate terms
states of Braziledit
Translations
state in north-eastern Brazil
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Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Cognate with Spanish Marañón
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧nhão
Audio (Brazil): (file)
Proper noun
Maranhão m
- a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: São Luís
- MA (abbreviation)