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, 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, Paris, 1956, page 125
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