membirangawa
Nheengatu
Etymology
By surface analysis, membira (“(woman's) child”) + angawa (“image”).
Noun
membirangawa (plural membirangawa-itá)
- godchild (of a woman)
Coordinate terms
- manhangawa (“godmother”)
- payangawa (“godfather”)
- muangawa (“godbrother - of a man”)
- kiwirangawa (“godbrother - of a woman”)
- endirangawa (“godsister - of a man”)
- amuangawa (“godsister - of a woman”)
- aírangawa (“godson - of a man”)
- ayerangawa (“goddaughter - of a man”)