mokyrana

Old Tupi

mokyrana

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ.kɨˈɾã.na/
Rhymes: -ãna
Hyphenation: mo‧ky‧ra‧na

Noun

mokyrana (unpossessable)

body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

Derived terms

mokyrana'yra

Related terms

kyba (“head louse”)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: muquirana

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “mokyrana”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 296, column 2

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