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Ngirinyá

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 46

Portuguese spellingNgirinhá

Word formsjingirinyáplural · source-attested

Definitions

  1. 1
    • Prison
    • Net for surrounding and catching fierce animals.

    PT Prisão · Rede para envolver e prender animais ferozes.·FR Prison · Filet pour encercler et capturer des animaux féroces.

  2. 2
    It is more commonly used in the plural jingirinhá.

    PT É mais usado no plural jingirinhá.·FR Il est plus couramment employé au pluriel jingirinhá.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 46 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected