ñakurutũ

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Paraguayan Guaraní

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani [Term?].

Cognate with Old Tupi îakurutu.

Noun

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ñakurutũ

  1. owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)
  2. (strictly) South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
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Descendants

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  • Spanish: ñakurutú
  • Translingual: Bubo virginianus nacurutu (learned)

References

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  • Paul Smith (2006) “FAUNA Paraguay Checklist of the Birds of Paraguay Part 1”, in FAUNA Paraguay[1] (overall work in Spanish and English)