awasi

Kari'na

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [aβaːʃi]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [aʋaːʃi]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [awaːʃi]

Etymology 1

Compare Wayampi awasi.

Noun

awasi (possessed awasiry)

1. maize or corn, Zea mays

Etymology 2

Compare Akawaio awasi, Macushi yawasi, Pemon awasiri.

Noun

awasi (possessed jawasiry)

1. sweetheart, person one is attracted to

References

• 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