eirapu'a

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eirapuʔa. By surface analysis, eíra (bee) + apu'a (round).

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní eirapu'a.

Noun

eirapu'a (unpossessable)

  1. vulture bee (Trigona spinipes)

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: irapuã
  • Brazilian Portuguese: irapuá

References

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