tamusi

Kari'na

Etymology

Derived from tamu (“grandfather”); compare Apalaí tamuxi, Trió tamusi, Wayana tamusi.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [tamuhʃi]
• (Suriname) IPA^(key): [tamuːʃi]

Noun

tamusi (possessed tamusiry) (as a term of address)

1. grandfather
2. old man

Alternative forms

• tansi, tusi

Proper noun

tamusi (possessed tamusiry)

1. God

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 379
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “támusi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 454; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 443