unau
English
An unau
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese, from Tupian.
Noun
unau (plural unaus)
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.
- 1834, Augustus Addison Gould (editor), A System of Natural History, page 264,
- The unau, or two-toed sloth, has no tail, and only two nails on the fore feet. The ai, or three-toed sloth, has a short tail, and three nails on every foot. The nose of the unau, is likewise much longer, the forehead higher, and the ears longer than those of the ai.
- 1834, Augustus Addison Gould (editor), A System of Natural History, page 264,
French
Etymology
From Tupian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y.no/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Further reading
“unau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Welsh
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| unau | unchanged | unchanged | hunau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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