nhanduabiîu

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Old Tupi[edit]

nhanduabiîu

Etymology[edit]

From nhandu (spider) +‎ abiîu (fluff).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɲãˌⁿdu.a.βiˈju/, [ɲãˌⁿdu.a.β̞iˈju]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: nha‧ndu‧a‧bi‧îu

Noun[edit]

nhanduabiîu (unpossessable)

  1. whip scorpion (any arachnid in the order Thelyphonida)

Descendants[edit]

  • Portuguese: nhanduabiju

Further reading[edit]

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhanduabiîu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 334, column 1