wakarí

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

• akarí (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wakaˈri/, [wa.kaˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: wa‧ka‧rí

Etymology 1

Navarro and Avila propose a derivation from Old Tupi akaka'i, although the phonetic change is unexpected and such term was only attested outside the range of the genus Cacajao.

Noun

wakarí (plural wakarí-itá)

1. uakari (any monkey in the genus Cacajao)

Descendants

• → Brazilian Portuguese: uacari
  • → English: uakari

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Tupi gûakary.

Noun

wakarí (plural wakarí-itá)

1. armored catfish (any fish in the family Loricariidae)

Related terms

• wakarikwara

 

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “akaka'i”, 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 22, column 2
• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “wakarí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 804