iiyara

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

  • uyara

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ
    Old Tupi 'y
    Nheengatu ií
    Proto-Tupian *iwat
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jar
    Old Tupi îara
    Nheengatu yara
    Nheengatu iiyara

    From ií (“water”) +‎ yara (“lord”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iˌiˈjara/, [iˌ(ʔ)iˈja.ɾɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ara
    • Hyphenation: i‧i‧ya‧ra

    Noun

    iiyara (plural iiyara-itá) (dated)

    1. Iara; supernatural being that inhabits the bottom of water bodies, usually represented as a beatiful woman or mermaid
    2. Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
      Coordinate term: pirayawara
    3. Boiuna; giant snake that lives in Amazonian rivers
      Synonym: buyawasú

    Derived terms

    • iiyara-kaá

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: Iara, Yara, Uiara

    References

    1. ^ Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “iiyara”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 316
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