Iemanjá
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Iemenjá, Yemanjá
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Yoruba Yemọja (literally “mother of the fishes”). Cognate with Spanish Yemayá.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: Ie‧man‧já
=== Proper noun ===
Iemanjá f
an orisha in Afro-Brazilian religions
=== Further reading ===
“Iemanjá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“Iemanjá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“Iemanjá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“Iemanjá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN