eîrara

Old Tupi
eîrara

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eirar, *eirjar. By surface analysis, eíra (“honey”) +‎ ar (“to drink”) +‎ -a, literally “honey drinker”, referring to the animal's fondness for this food.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní eirara.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛjˈɾa.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Hyphenation: eî‧ra‧ra

Noun

eîrara (unpossessable)

  1. tayra (Eira barbara)

Descendants
  • >? English: tayra
  • Nheengatu: irara
  • Portuguese: → irara, → papa-mel (calque)

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “eîrara”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 91, column 2
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