Roraima

English

the Brazil state of Roraima

Etymology

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/

Proper noun

Roraima

1. a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista

Translations

state of northern Brazil

• Portuguese: Roraima (pt) f

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix). Other suggested meanings include "cashew range" and "mother of winds".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.ma/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.ma], /ʁoˈɾɐj.ma/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.ma]

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The pronunciation with /ɐj/ is sometimes proscribed. In Roraima, /aj/ is much more common.

Proper noun

Roraima m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista

   Synonym: (abbreviation) RR

Derived terms

• roraimense (demonym)