migûá

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Old Tupi

migûá

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *miwa.

Cognate with Guaraní mbigua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: mi‧gûá

Noun

migûá (unpossessable)

  1. neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)[1][2]

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: miwá
  • Portuguese: biguá

References

  1. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Coruo marinho”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 83:Miguâ. [Migûá.]
  2. ^ Christovão de Lisboa (c. 1631) Historia dos animaes e arvores do Maranhão [History of Maranhão's animals and trees]‎ (overall work in Portuguese), Lisbon, page 185:migua [] [migûá [] ]