makaka
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Nheengatu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese macaco.
Pronunciation
Noun
makaka (plural makaka-itá)
- monkey; ape
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Derived terms
- makaka-akanga
- makaka-ingá
- makaka-iwa
- makaka-kastanha
- makaka-kiinha
- makaka-kisawa
- makaka-kiwawa
- makaka-maniiwa
- makaka-marika-yara
- makaka-mingaú
- makaka-nambí
- makaka-rekuya
- makaka-ruáya
- makaka-sipú
- makaka-tapúa
- makaka-tasiwa
- makaka-tukarí
- makaka-yandú
- makaka-yurú-murutinga
- makaka-yurú-pixuna
- makakawasú
- yuruparí-makaka
References
- Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “makaka”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, , pages 437–438
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