Maranhão

English thumb|Maranhão Etymology en :bor pt:Maranhão + 1 Proper noun en state r/Northeast Region c/Brazil São Luís. Coordinate terms Translations state in north-eastern Brazil Arabic: ar مَارَانْهَاوْ Armenian: hy Մարանյան Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬拉尼昂州 Mǎlāní'áng Zhōu French: fr Maragnan m, fr Maranhão Georgian: ka მარანიანი Greek: el Μαρανιάο Japanese: ja マラニョン Maranyon Korean: ko 마라냥 Portuguese: pt Maranhão m Russian: ru Маранья́н Spanish: es Maranhão Ukrainian: uk Маранья́н Portuguese pt: thumb|pt Localização do estado do Maranhão no Brasil Etymology pt. The name was originally applied by early colonizers to the Amazon River before being extended to the island of São Luís and eventually the modern Brazilian state.pt Castro Maria Célia Dias de Cardeira Esperança Um Nome em Movimento: percurso linguístico-histórico do topônimo Maranhão<t:A Name in Motion: linguistic-historical journey of the toponym Maranhão> Papéis 24 Especial 2020-12-29 2448-1165 167–199 Mato Grosso do Sul https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/papeis/article/view/12399 es Marañón was likewise used as a name for the Amazon River, and the two names have been proposed as related; Several authors point to a supposed tpw mbará-nã resembling the sea or tpw mbará-nhã running sea, but this formation is unattested and involves an undocumented word tpw mbará; From pt maranha thicket; tangle + pt -ão. Pronunciation pt Pt-br Maranhão.ogg BR pt ɐ̃w̃ 3 pt Ma ra nhão Proper noun m MA maranhense pt state r/Northeast Region c/Brazil São Luís See also References