antyky

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Apalaí antyky, Wayana antïkï, and possibly Akawaio aukï and Ye'kwana a'kü, which may, however, be connected to aroky instead.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [antɨkɨ]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [andɨkɨ]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [andɨɡɨ]

Noun

antyky (possessed antykyry)

1. tail
2. used figuratively in the names of various kinds of plants

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 229
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “andï-kërë”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 85; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 87
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “andyky”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[3], University of Oregon, page 713