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amana-ara

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Nheengatu

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupian *aman
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aman
    Old Tupi amana
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔarder.
    Old Tupi 'ara
    Old Tupi amana 'ara
    Nheengatu amana-ara

    Inherited from Old Tupi amana 'ara.

    Noun

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    amana-ara (uncountable)

    1. rainy season; winter
      Synonym: paranawasú

    Usage notes

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    • The Amazonia rainy season occurs at the end of the year and the start of the following year, being commonly associated with winter because of the lower temperatures, despite the lack of four well-defined seasons in the region.[1]

    Descendants

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    • → Brazilian Portuguese: Amanaara

    References

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    1. ^ Zilmar Lima da Silva (2022) “Verão e Inverno Amazônico” (chapter 3.3.2), in “Verão e inverno amazônico”: perspectiva meteorológica e a percepção dos moradores do município de Manaus/AM‎[1] (in Portuguese), Manaus: UFAM, pages 69–77
    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “amana-ara”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 238
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