pirapanema

Old Tupi

Etymology

From pirá (“fish”) +‎ panema (“useless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɾapãˈnɛ̃ma/

Noun

pirapanema

1. (astronomy) morning star; Mercury

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pirapanema”, 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, page 386, column 2