araruna

See also: Araruna

Old Tupi

araruna (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Alternative forms

araraúna

Etymology

From arara (“macaw”) +‎ una (“dark, black”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈɾũ.na/
Rhymes: -ũna
Hyphenation: a‧ra‧ru‧na
Homophone: Araruna

Noun

araruna

blue macaw (any bird in the genus Anodorhynchus)

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “araruna”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 59, column 2
Pe. Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956) Curso de Tupi Antigo: Gramática, Exercícios, Textos‎ (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José

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