Ubirajara
A Tupi compound of ybyrá, "wood, spear", and îara, "lord, master", together read as "lord of the spear".
Meaning and origin
Ubirajara takes its name from the hero of José de Alencar's 1874 novel of the same title, set among Tupi peoples before Portuguese contact.
How to pronounce Ubirajara
| Portuguese (Brazil) | oo-bee-rah-ZHAH-rah /ubiɾaˈʒaɾɐ/ |
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