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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *ônaku; compare Kari'na anaku. Likely ultimately derived from Proto-Cariban *ônu (“eye”); synchronically as if derived from Ye'kwana önu (“eye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
önaku
- tear, teardrop
- Synonym: waamonö
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “önaku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 222, 397: “[ëna:ku] ~ [ënaqu] 'teardrop' […] öna:ku - tears (water of the eyes)”