Tocantins

English

the Brazilian state of Tocantins

Etymology

From Portuguese Tocantins, from Old Tupi tukã (“Toucan”) tĩ (“beak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Tocantins

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas

Translations

state in central Brazil

• Arabic: تُوكَانْتِينْسْ (tūkāntīns)
• Armenian: Տոկանտինս (Tokantins)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 托坎廷斯

• French: Tocantins (fr)
• Georgian: ტოკანტინსი (ṭoḳanṭinsi)
• Greek: Τοκαντίνς (Tokantíns)
• Japanese: トカンティンス (Tokantinsu)
• Portuguese: Tocantins (pt) m
• Russian: Тока́нтинс (Tokántins)
• Spanish: Tocantins

Further reading

• Category:Tocantins on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tocantins on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Tocantins on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Constantí, cantonist, nonstatic

Portuguese

Tocantins

Etymology

From Old Tupi tukã (“Toucan”) tĩ (“beak”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tu.kɐ̃ˈtĩʃ/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

Proper noun

Tocantins m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas

   Synonym: (abbreviation) TO

2. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Derived terms

• tocantinense (demonym)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}