paraná

See also: parana, paranã, Parana, and Paraná

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi paranã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paranã.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /paraˈna/, (Rio Negro) [pa.ɾãˈna]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ná

    Noun

    paraná (plural paraná-itá)

    1. river
    2. sea
      Synonym: paranawasú

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: paraná

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “paraná”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 579–580

    Old Tupi

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [pa.ɾãˈna]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ná

    Noun

    paraná (possessable)

    1. Língua Geral Amazônica and Língua Geral Paulista form of paranã

    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Nheengatu paraná, from Old Tupi paranã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paranã. Doublet of Paraná.

      Pronunciation

      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈna/

      • Rhymes: -a
      • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ná
      • Homophone: Paraná

      Noun

      paraná m (plural paranás) (Amazonas, Pará)

      1. a channel separating a braid bar from mainland
      2. a channel conecting two rivers

      References

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