Umuarama

Portuguese

Etymology

Coined by Brazilian writer and journalist Francisco da Silveira Bueno in 1960. As Bueno himself described, it was formed by a seemingly Old Tupi compound of embu (“place”) +‎ ara (“full of light, good weather”) +‎ ama (“many”). Apart from 'ara, however, none of these words existed in that language.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.mu.aˈɾɐ̃.mɐ/ [u.mʊ.aˈɾɐ̃.mɐ], (faster pronunciation) /u.mwaˈɾɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.mu.aˈɾɐ̃.mɐ/ [u.mʊ.aˈɾɐ̃.mɐ], (faster pronunciation) /u.mwaˈɾɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.mu.aˈɾɐ.ma/ [u.mʊ.aˈɾɐ.ma], (faster pronunciation) /u.mwaˈɾɐ.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.mwɐˈɾɐ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.mwɐˈɾɐ.mɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.mwɐˈɾa.mɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃mɐ, -ɐmɐ
• Hyphenation: U‧mu‧a‧ra‧ma

Proper noun

Umuarama

1. A municipality of Paraná, Brazil