Wiktionary

pyrywa

Kari'na edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cariban *pɨrôw (“arrow”); compare Apalaí pyrou, Trió pïrëu, Wayana pïlëu, Akawaio pöröw, Macushi pîrîu, Pemon püröu, Yao (South America) mappoeroe, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Wayampi wɨwa.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [pɨɺ̢ɨwwa]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [pɨɺ̢ɨːʋa]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [pɨɺ̢ɨːwa]

Noun edit

pyrywa (possessed pyrywary)

  1. wildcane, arrow cane, Gynerium sagittatum
  2. arrow, particularly one made out of wildcane

References edit

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 356
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “purïlwa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 394; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 385
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