"Maranhão" meaning in All languages combined

See Maranhão on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Portuguese Maranhão. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Maranhão}} Portuguese Maranhão Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maranhão
  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís Categories (place): Maranhão, Brazil, Places in Brazil, States of Brazil Translations (state in north-eastern Brazil): مَارَانْهَاوْ (mārānhāw) (Arabic), Մարանյան (Maranyan) (Armenian), Maragnan [masculine] (French), Maranhão (French), მარანიანი (maraniani) (Georgian), Μαρανιάο (Maraniáo) (Greek), Maranhão [masculine] (Portuguese), Маранья́н (Maranʹján) (Russian), Maranhão (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Maranhão-en-name-G-iqeY~X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Related terms: Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins, Maranhão on Wikivoyage Related terms (states of Brazil): state of Brazil

Proper name [Portuguese]

IPA: /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [Southern-Brazil], [ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Southern-Brazil], /mɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal] Audio: Pt-br Maranhão.ogg [Brazil]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|pt}} Uncertain, {{bor|pt|tpw|-}} Old Tupi, {{m|pt|mar||sea}} mar (“sea”) Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Maranhão m, {{pt-proper noun|m}} Maranhão m
  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís Wikipedia link: Amazon River Tags: masculine Categories (place): Maranhão, Brazil, Places in Brazil, States of Brazil Derived forms: maranhense [demonym]

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        {
          "text": "MA (abbreviation)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís"
      ],
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        [
          "Northeast Region",
          "Northeast Region#English"
        ],
        [
          "Brazil",
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        ],
        [
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          "São Luís#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        "Amazon River"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Pt-br Maranhão.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Pt-br_Maranh%C3%A3o.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
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  ],
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}

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