îu'iperereka

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From îu'i (“frog”) +‎ pererek (“jumper”) +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /juˌʔi.pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.ka/, [ʝuˌʔi.pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: îu‧'i‧pe‧re‧re‧ka

Noun[edit]

îu'iperereka (unpossessable)

  1. tree frog

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: perereka
  • Portuguese: perereca

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îu'iperereka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 197, column 1
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