gûaraîuba

Old Tupi

gûaraîuba

Alternative forms

gûyraîuba

Etymology

From gûará (“fish”) +‎ îuba (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣʷaɾaˈjuβa/, /ɣʷaɾaˈʒuβa/

Noun

gûaraîuba

blue runner (Caranx crysos)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: guarajuba, guaraiuba, guaruba

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûaraîuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 134, column 1

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