paranã

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See also: parana and Paraná

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paranã.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes:
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nã

    Noun

    paranã (possessable)

    1. sea
      Synonym: pará
      paranãngûásea cove
    2. (hapax) seawater
      • anonymous author (1622) “Aguoa do mar”, 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 24:Paranã.</ref>

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Tupi: paraná, paranã
      • Nheengatu: paraná, paranã
        • Brazilian Portuguese: paraná
      • Portuguese: Paraná

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