urubutinga

Old Tupi

urubutinga (Sarcoramphus papa)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruβutiŋ. By surface analysis, urubu (vulture) + ting (white) + -a.

Cognate with Guaraní yryvu tĩ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuɾuβ̞uˈtĩŋa/, /ʔuɾuβ̞uˈtĩᵑɡa/

Noun

urubutinga

  1. king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese: urubutinga

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi urubutinga.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ɾu.buˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/, /uˌɾu.buˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ɾu.buˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/, /uˌɾu.buˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ɾu.buˈtĩ.ɡɐ/ [u.ɾu.βuˈtĩ.ɡɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: u‧ru‧bu‧tin‧ga

Noun

urubutinga m (plural urubutingas)

  1. (Brazil) king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
    Synonym: urubu-rei
  2. (Brazil) great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
    Synonym: gavião-preto

Further reading

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