siriapûã

Old Tupi

Etymology

From siri (“crab”) +‎ apûã (“point”), literally “pointy crab”, referring to the big thorns on its appendages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siɾiaˈpwã/

Noun

siriapûã

blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: siripuã

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “siriapûã”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 443, column 1

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