Kurupira

== Nheengatu == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Tupi Kurupira. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuruˈpira/, (Rio Negro) [ku.ɾuˈpi.ɾɐ] Rhymes: -ira Hyphenation: Ku‧ru‧pi‧ra === Proper noun === Kurupira Curupira ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “Kurupira”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 414 === Anagrams === pirarukú == Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani Kurupi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ku.ɾuˈpi.ɾa] Rhymes: -iɾa Hyphenation: Ku‧ru‧pi‧ra === Proper noun === Kurupira An entity of the Tupian mythology that would kill people wandering in the forests. ==== Usage notes ==== Contemporary sources don't mention the Kurupira having backward feet nor hair made of fire, which are key characteristics of the current version of the myth in Brazil. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: Kurupira → Brazilian Portuguese: Curupira === Further reading === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Kurupira”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 245, column 1