ayurú

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi aîuru,[1] from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ajuru, from Proto-Tupian *awuru.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ajuˈru/, [a.juˈɾu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: a‧yu‧rú

    Noun

    ayurú (plural ayurú-itá) (obsolete)

    1. synonym of parawá (“parrot”)
    2. a species of inga. The meaning of this term is uncertain.
      Hypernym: ingá
    • ayuruwasú
    • ayuruyú
    • ayurú-apara
    • ayurú-iwa
    • ayurú-katinga
    • ayurú-kurika
    • ayurú-kuriyú

    References

    1. ^ Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “ayurú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 200
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