Definition
In some indigenous South American cultures, a term related to spiritual or mythological serpent beings, or a variant spelling of similar concepts.
Etymology
Likely from indigenous languages of South America, possibly related to Tupí or other major indigenous language families. The exact etymology is uncertain as the term appears in colonial-era documentation.
Kelly Says
The arauna and similar serpent mythology across South America show how different indigenous cultures independently developed shared symbolic systems—water snakes held sacred meaning across entire continents.
Translations
ARالعربية
أرونا
ar-oo-nah
BNবাংলা
আরোয়না
arah-oo-nah
CACatalà
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
CSČeština
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
DADansk
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
DEDeutsch
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
ELΕλληνικά
αραούνα
arah-oo-nah
ESEspañol
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
FAفارسی
آراونا
arah-oo-nah
FISuomi
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
FRFrançais
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
GUGU
આરાઉના
ah-rah-oo-nah
HAHA
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
HEעברית
אראונה
arah-oo-nah
HIहिन्दी
अराउना
arah-oo-nah
HUMagyar
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
IGIG
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
ITItaliano
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
KKKK
араунала
arah-oo-nah-lah
KMKM
អារ៉ាអ៊ូណា
ah-rah-oo-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
MYမြန်မာ
အရာဝန
arah-oo-nah
NLNederlands
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
NONorsk
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
PLPolski
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
PTPortuguês
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
RORomână
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
RUРусский
арауна
arah-oo-na
SVSvenska
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
SWKiswahili
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
TAதமிழ்
அரௌனா
arah-oo-nah
TEతెలుగు
అరౌనా
arah-oo-nah
THไทย
อาราอูนา
ah-rah-oo-nah
TLTL
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
TRTürkçe
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
UKУкраїнська
арауна
arah-oo-na
VITiếng Việt
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
YOYO
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah
ZUZU
arauna
ah-rah-oo-nah