manga-iwa

Nheengatu

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-South Dravidian *mā
Proto-South Dravidian *m
Proto-South Dravidian *mām
Malayalam മാം (māṁ)
Proto-Dravidian *kāy
Malayalam കായ (kāya)
Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa)
Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor.
Portuguese mangabor.
Nheengatu manga
Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
Old Tupi 'yba
Nheengatu iwa
Nheengatu manga-iwa

    From manga + iwa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌmãɡaˈiwa/
    • Rhymes: -iwa
    • Homophone: mangaíwa

    Noun

    manga-iwa (plural manga-iwa-itá)

    1. mango tree (Mangifera indica)

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “manga-iwa”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 447
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