pàwu

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• pàu (East Suriname)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban [Term?]; compare Trió pau, Wayana pau, Akawaio opa'wï, Pemon pa'wü.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paʔu]

Noun

pàwu (possessed pàwuru)

1. (West Suriname) island

Proper noun

pàwu (possessed pàwuru) (West Suriname)

1. Holland
2. Europe

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 341
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pa’u”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 366; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 357