"Metarakanga" meaning in All languages combined

See Metarakanga on Wiktionary

Proper name [Old Tupi]

IPA: /meˌtaɾaˈkaŋa/, [mɛˌta.ɾãˈkã.ᵑɡə]
Rhymes: -aŋa Etymology: From metara (“tembetá”) + akanga (“head”), as a possible case of pareidolia. Compare the unrelated Portuguese Cabeça do Imperador (“emperor’s head”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tpw|:af|mbetara<alt:metara><t:tembetá>|akanga<t:head>|nodot=1|text=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Tupi-Guarani", "term" : "*ʔa", "lang" : "tup-gua-pro" }, { "id" : "bone", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bone", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Tupian", "term" : "*kaŋ", "lang" : "tup-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Tupi-Guarani", "term" : "*kaŋ", "lang" : "tup-gua-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Tupi-Guarani", "term" : "*a-kaŋ", "lang" : "tup-gua-pro" }, { "id" : "nominalizer suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "instrumentalizer suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "instrumentalizer suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Tupian", "term" : "*-ap", "lang" : "tup-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Tupi-Guarani", "term" : "*-aβ", "lang" : "tup-gua-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Tupi", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "tpw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Tupi", "term" : "akanga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tpw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Tupi", "term" : "Metarakanga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tpw" }" data-lang="tpw" data-title="Metarakanga"> From metara (“tembetá”) + akanga (“head”), {{ncog|pt|Cabeça do Imperador<t:emperor’s head>}} Portuguese Cabeça do Imperador (“emperor’s head”), {{ety|tpw|:af|mbetara<alt:metara><t:tembetá>|akanga<t:head>|nodot=1|text=+}} From metara (“tembetá”) + akanga (“head”) Head templates: {{head|tpw|proper noun}} Metarakanga
  1. (hapax legomenon) a monolithic mountain in São Vicente Captaincy, equivalent to modern-day Pedra da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Categories (place): Places in Brazil, Places in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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