siriko

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tirikô (“star, year”).

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [ʃiɾihʃo]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʃiɾiːco]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʃiɾiʔco]

Noun

siriko (possessed sirikory)

1. star
2. year

Proper noun

siriko

1. the Pleiades

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 370
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “sirito (sirićo?)”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 440; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 429
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “siriťo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 443; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[3], Paris, 1956, page 432