potòsu arukuma

Kari'na

Etymology

From poto (“bigness”) +‎ `su (attributive particle) +‎ arukuma (“planet”), thus ‘big planet’.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [potohsu aɺ̢ukkumwa]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [potohsu aɺ̢uːkuma]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [podohsu aɺ̢uʔkuma]

Proper noun

potòsu arukuma

1. Venus

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 241