awasi
Kari'na
editPronunciation
edit- (Venezuela) IPA(key): [aβaːʃi]
- (West Suriname) IPA(key): [aʋaːʃi]
- (East Suriname) IPA(key): [awaːʃi]
Etymology 1
editNoun
editawasi (possessed awasiry)
Etymology 2
editCompare Akawaio awasi, Macushi yawasi, Pemon awasiri.
Noun
editawasi (possessed jawasiry)
- sweetheart, person one is attracted to
References
edit- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 249
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “awasi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 125; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 125