kururu

Guaraní

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ɾu.ˈɾu/

Noun

kururu

  1. frog, toad

Old Tupi

Etymology

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

Cognate with Guaraní kururu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ku.ɾuˈɾu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ru‧ru

Noun

kururu (unpossessable)

  1. true toad (any amphibian in the family Bufonidae)

Derived terms

  • kururuapé
  • Kururupeba

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kururú
  • Portuguese: cururu, sapo-cururu

References

  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Polish

kururu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈru.ru/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uru
  • Syllabification: ku‧ru‧ru

Noun

kururu n (indeclinable)

  1. cane toad
    Synonyms: aga, ropucha olbrzymia

Further reading

  • kururu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kururu in PWN's encyclopedia
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