yandú

Nheengatu

Etymology

  • Inherited from Língua Geral Amazônica nhandu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *janu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [jãˈdu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: yan‧dú

    Noun

    yandú (plural yandú-itá)

    1. spider (any arachnid of the order Araneae)
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    Derived terms

    • kayarara-yandú
    • makaka-yandú
    • pirá-yandú
    • yanduwasú
    • yandú kisawa
    • yandú pisá

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “yandú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 851
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