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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wônɨkɨ; compare Apalaí onyky, Trió (w)ëhnïkï, Wayana ïnïkï, Waiwai wïnïkï, Akawaio we'nïmï, Pemon wenuma, Ye'kwana ünükü, Yao (South America) vniguené.
Pronunciation
Verb
ònyky (intransitive, agentive)
- to sleep
- (of fats and oils) to stiffen, to solidify
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 429
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “onëkï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 338; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 330