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Îurupari

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From îuru (“mouth”) +‎ pari (“crooked”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ju.ɾu.paˈɾi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: Îu‧ru‧pa‧ri

Proper noun

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Îurupari(North Tupi)

  1. a lawgiving god or evil being from Tupian mythology
  2. (Christianity, Late Tupi) the Devil; Satan
    Synonym: Anhanga

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: Yuruparí
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: Jurupari

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Îurupari”, 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, pages 201–202
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