pyrake

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• purake (Guyana)

Etymology

Compare Wayampi pɨrake, Sranan Tongo prake, Old Tupi puraké, Portuguese poraquê.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [pɨɺ̢ɰaːke]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [pɨɺ̢aːke]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [pɨɺ̢aʔke]

Noun

pyrake (possessed pyrakery) (Suriname, Venezuela)

1. the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus
2. biceps

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 356
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “purake”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 394; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 384