miwá

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi migûá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *miwa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /miˈwa/
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: mi‧wá

    Noun

    miwá (plural miwá-itá)

    1. anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
      Synonym: karará
    2. neotropic cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: Miuá

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “miwá”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 489
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