gûyraîuba

Old Tupi

gûyraîuba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣʷɨɾaˈjuβa/, /ɣʷɨɾaˈʒuβa/

Etymology 1

From gûyrá (“bird”) +‎ îuba (“yellow”).

Noun

gûyraîuba

golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: guirajuba, guarajuba, guarujuba, guaruba

Noun

gûyraîuba

Alternative form of gûaraîuba (“blue runner”)

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûyraîuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 139, column 2

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