yperu

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

iperu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɨ.pɛˈɾu/
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: y‧pe‧ru

Noun

yperu (unpossessable)

shark (fish of the superorder Selachimorpha)

Derived terms

Iperu'y
yperukyba
yperupinima
yperuûasu

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “yperu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 530, column 2

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