piranga

See also: Piranga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From pirang +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈɾã.ŋa]
• Rhymes: -aŋa
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧nga

Noun

piranga (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute miranga)

1. red; redness

Descendants

• Nheengatu: piranga

See also

Colors in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga	îuba, tagûá (LGA)	oby	obyeté	obyûasu	*umbyka	morotinga, tinga	una, pyxuna (LGA)	tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga
Adjectives	pirang	îub, tagûá (LGA)				*umbyk	moroting, ting	un, pyxun (LGA)	tingaíb, pytang / pyxang

References

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “piranga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 386, columns 1–2