pepeito

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• peito (Venezuela)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pepeitô. Compare Trió pepei, Akawaio peseto, Ye'kwana jejeichö, jejenchö, Yao (South America) pepeïte.

Pronunciation

• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [pepejtʲo]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [pebejhco]

Noun

pepeito (possessed pepeitory)

1. (Suriname) wind

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 342
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pepeiťo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 368; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 360