manga-iwa

Nheengatu

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *mām
    Malayalam മാം (māṁ)
    Proto-Dravidian *kāy
    Malayalam കായ (kāya)
    Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa)
    Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor.
    Portuguese mangabor.
    Nheengatu manga
    Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
    Old Tupi 'yba
    Nheengatu iwa
    Nheengatu manga-iwa

    From manga + iwa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌmãɡaˈiwa/
    • Rhymes: -iwa
    • Homophone: mangaíwa

    Noun

    manga-iwa (plural manga-iwa-itá)

    1. mango tree (Mangifera indica)

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “manga-iwa”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 447
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