îakaré

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jacare, from Proto-Tupian.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní jakare, Tembé zakare and Tocantins Asurini and Xingú Asuriní sakare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝa.kaˈɾɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: îa‧ka‧ré

Noun

îakaré (unpossessable)

alligator; caiman
Îakaré 'y suí osem.
The alligator got out of the river.

Derived terms

îakaregûasu
îakarepetymbûaba
îakarepinima

Descendants

Nheengatu: iakare
→ Portuguese: jacaré
- → English: yacare
- → Galician: jacaré
- → Hunsrik: Schakaree

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000-03-17), “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, archived from the original on 2023-09-05, page 164

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “îakaré”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 155, column 2

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