îakaré

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jakare.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní jakare, Tembé zakare and Tocantins Asurini and Xingú Asuriní sakare.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ja.kaˈɾɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: îa‧ka‧ré

Noun[edit]

îakaré (unpossessable)

  1. caiman (any crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae)
    Îakaré 'y suí osem.
    The alligator got out of the river.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: yakaré
  • → Portuguese: jacaré

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 164, line 178

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