taturama
Old Tupi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from tatu (“armadillo”) + ram (“future”) + -a, because the outside of their nest is similar to an armadillo shell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta.tuˈɾã.ma]
- Rhymes: -ãma
- Hyphenation: ta‧tu‧ra‧ma
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “taturama”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 468, column 1
- Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) “Catálogo da fauna da costa brasileira no século XVI com os nomes tupis registrados pelos autores europeus”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, , →ISBN, →ISSN, page 297
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