apukuita
Kari'na edit
Etymology edit
Either inherited from Proto-Cariban or else ultimately a Wanderwort from a Tupian language. From the Cariban languages compare Apalaí apukuita, Trió pukuita, Wayana akupuita, Yao (South America) aguebute; from the Tupian languages compare Wayampi pukwita, pɨkwita, Cocama japukita.
Pronunciation edit
- (Venezuela) IPA(key): [apukkuttʃa]
- (West Suriname) IPA(key): [apuːkujtʲa]
- (East Suriname) IPA(key): [abuʔkujhca]
Noun edit
apukuita (possessed japukuitary)
- a kind of tree of genus Aspidosperma, perhaps Aspidosperma excelsum
- oar, paddle (typically made from such a tree)
- stirring spatula, especially used for stirring caxiri
References edit
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 235
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “apukuita”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 94; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 95