Piauí

English

the Brazil state of Piaui

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːaʊˈiː/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Piauí

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: بِيَاوِي (biyāwī)
• Armenian: Պիաուի (Piaui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮奧伊 / 皮奥伊

• French: Piauí
• Georgian: პიაუი (ṗiaui)
• Greek: Πιαουί (Piaouí)
• Japanese: ピアウイ (Piaui)
• Portuguese: Piauí (pt) m
• Russian: Пиауи́ (Piauí)
• Spanish: Piauí

Further reading

• Category:Piauí on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Piauí on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Piauí on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Piauí

Alternative forms

• Piauhy (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi [Term?] (“river of piabas”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.awˈi/ [pɪ.aʊ̯ˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjawˈi/ [pjaʊ̯ˈi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pjawˈi/

• Hyphenation: Pi‧au‧í

• Audio (Brazil):

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Proper noun

Piauí m

1. Piauí (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Teresina)

   Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI

Derived terms

• piauiense (demonym)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins