ka'aîara

See also: Ka'aîara

Old Tupi

Etymology

From ka'a (“forest”) +‎ îara (“lord”), literally, “forest lord”, or more loosely translated as “the one who rules the forest”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˌʔaˈja.ɾa/
Homophone: Ka'aîara

Noun

ka'aîara

mantis (any insect in the order Mantodea)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: caajara

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ka'aîara”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 208, column 1
Pe. Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956) Curso de Tupi Antigo: Gramática, Exercícios, Textos‎ (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José

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