parana

See also: paranã and Paraná

Finnish

Noun

parana

  1. essive singular of para

Anagrams

Kari'na

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi paranã (sea) (Hoff, 1968: 14). Compare also Akawaio paraw, Macushi pîrana, Pemon parana, parau, Yao (South America) parona, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Lokono bara, Wayampi parana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paɺ̢aːna]

Noun

parana (possessed paranary)

  1. sea
  2. waves, agitated water

Derived terms

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 337
  • Hoff, B. J. (1968) The Carib Language: Phonology, Morphonology, Morphology, Texts and Word Index, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “parana”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 361; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 353
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