Roraima

English
the Brazil state of Roraima

Etymology

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/

Proper noun

Roraima

  1. a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
  2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix). Other suggested meanings include "cashew range" and "mother of winds".

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], /ʁoˈɾɐj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾɐɪ̯.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.ma/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.ma], /ʁoˈɾɐj.ma/ [hoˈɾɐɪ̯.ma]

  • Audio (BR)(file)

The pronunciation with /ɐj/ is sometimes proscribed. In Roraima, /aj/ is much more common.

Proper noun

Roraima m

  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista
    Synonym: (abbreviation) RR

Derived terms
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