Anhanga
Appearance
Old Tupi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ajaŋ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Anhanga
- (folklore) name of a supernatural being of Tupi Mythology.
- (Late Tupi, Christianity) Satan; the Devil
- Synonym: (North Tupi) Îurupari
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Portuguese: Anhangá
Further reading
[edit]- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Anhanga”, 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 39–40