îu'iperereka

Old Tupi

Etymology

From îu'i (“frog”) +‎ pererek (“jumper”) +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /juˌʔi.pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.ka/, [ʝuˌʔi.pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: îu‧'i‧pe‧re‧re‧ka

Noun

îu'iperereka (unpossessable)

  1. tree frog

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: perereka
  • Portuguese: perereca

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îu'iperereka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 197, column 1
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