marakaîá

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Old Tupi[edit]

marakaîá (Leopardus tigrinus)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *marakaja.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní mbarakaja.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.ɾa.kaˈja/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ka‧îá

Noun[edit]

marakaîá (unpossessable)

  1. any small spotted cat in the genus Leopardus
    Synonym: marakaîaeté
  2. (Late Tupi) domestic cat (Felis catus)
    Synonym: marakaîamimbaba
  3. Maracajá, indigenous people

Usage notes[edit]

  • With the advent of colonization, Tupians used the names of similar native animals to call the unknown species brought by the Europeans. Neologisms were then created by using eté (“true”) and eîmbaba／mimbaba (“domestic animal”) as a form to differentiate the old and new species, respectively.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: marakayá
  • → Portuguese: maracajá, ⇒ gato-maracajá

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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