tamy

Apalaí

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tamɨ (“tobacco”); compare Kari'na tamy, Wayana tamï, Akawaio tamï, Pemon tamü.

Noun

tamy

1. cigarette

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• tamu (Venezuela)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tamɨ; compare Apalaí tamy, Wayana tamï, Akawaio tamï, Pemon tamü.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taːm(ɨ)]

Noun

tamy (possessed tamyry)

1. (Guyana, Suriname) tobacco

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 379
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “tamun (tamu)”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 453; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 442

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.mɨ/
• Rhymes: -amɨ
• Syllabification: ta‧my

Noun

tamy f

1. inflection of tama:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural