"mikura" meaning in All languages combined

See mikura on Wiktionary

Noun [Nheengatu]

IPA: /miˈku.ra/, [mɨˈku.ɾɐ] Forms: mikura-itá [plural]
Rhymes: -ura Etymology: Inherited from Old Tupi mykura, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mɨkur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|yrl|tpw|mykura|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tupi mykura, {{inh+|yrl|tpw|mykura}} Inherited from Old Tupi mykura, {{inh|yrl|tup-gua-pro|*mɨkur}} Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mɨkur Head templates: {{head|yrl|noun|||plural|mikura-itá|||||||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} mikura (plural mikura-itá), {{yrl-noun}} mikura (plural mikura-itá)
  1. manicou (Didelphis marsupialis) Synonyms: mikurawasú
    Sense id: en-mikura-yrl-noun--pa7z9sL Categories (other): Nheengatu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Marsupials Disambiguation of Nheengatu entries with incorrect language header: 47 30 13 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 36 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 33 4 2 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 61 33 3 3
  2. (loosely) opossum (any marsupial of the family Didelphidae) Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-mikura-yrl-noun-Tc4lh0n5 Categories (other): Nheengatu terms with collocations
  3. (figurative, derogatory) liar (person who frequently lies) Tags: derogatory, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mikura-yrl-noun-FFw6Vh-k
  4. (figurative, derogatory) a cocky person Tags: derogatory, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mikura-yrl-noun-7J1~vWss
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mikura-amana, mikura-kaá, mikura-maniiwa, mikura-mirĩ, mikura-rapiá, mikura-xixika, mikurawasú, piranha-mikura
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          "text": "Mi̙cúra ũiạ̃ia (unhana) iui̙re iai̙ti̙ua rupí, oçọ́ oienõ tenoné pépe. Apgáua oci̙ka onhehẽ:—Auáta oiucá-íucá quahá mi̙cura itá? Omuti̙ríca ahé pê çuí, oçọ́ ãna",
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