piranga

See also: Piranga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From pirang +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

piranga (absolute miranga) (possessable)

1. red; redness

Descendants

• Nheengatu: piranga

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga	îuba	oby      obyeté	morotinga, tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga／pyxanga
Adjectives	pirang	îub		moroting, ting	un	tingaíb, pytang／pyxang

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (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