makaka

Nheengatu

makaka

Alternative forms

• makaku

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese macaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈka.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: ma‧ka‧ka

Noun

makaka (plural makaka-itá)

1. monkey; ape

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Derived terms

• makaka-akanga
• makaka-ingá
• makaka-iwa
• makaka-kastanha
• makaka-kiinha
• makaka-kisawa
• makaka-kiwawa
• makaka-maniiwa
• makaka-marika-yara
• makaka-mingaú
• makaka-nambí
• makaka-rekuya
• makaka-ruáya
• makaka-sipú
• makaka-tapúa
• makaka-tasiwa
• makaka-tukarí
• makaka-yandú
• makaka-yurú-murutinga
• makaka-yurú-pixuna
• makakawasú
• yuruparí-makaka

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “makaka”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 437–438