Wiktionary

pàwu

Kari'na edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cariban [Term?]; compare Trió pau, Wayana pau, Akawaio opa'wï, Pemon pa'wü.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pàwu (possessed pàwuru)

  1. (West Suriname) island

Proper noun edit

pàwu (possessed pàwuru) (West Suriname)

  1. Holland
  2. Europe

References edit

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 341
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pa’u”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 366; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 357
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