tamusi

Kari'na

Etymology

Derived from tamu (“grandfather”); compare Apalaí tamuxi, Trió tamusi, Wayana tamusi.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [tamuhʃi]
  • (Suriname) IPA(key): [tamuːʃi]

Noun

tamusi (possessed tamusiry) (as a term of address)

  1. grandfather
  2. old man

Alternative forms

Proper noun

tamusi (possessed tamusiry)

  1. God

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 379
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “támusi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 454; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 443
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