woku

See also: wokü, WoKü, and wókʾu

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *woku; compare Apalaí oku, Trió jokï, Wayana okï, Waiwai woku, Akawaio uku, Macushi woku, Pemon wok, Ye'kwana wokü.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [βoːku]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [ʋoːku]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [woʔku]

Noun

woku (possessed wokuru)

  1. drink, beverage in general
  2. fermented manioc drink in particular, whether caxiri, paja, or pajawaru

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 428
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “woku”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 525; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 514
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