apukuita

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Etymology

Either inherited from Proto-Cariban or else ultimately a Wanderwort from a Tupian language. From the Cariban languages compare Apalaí apukuita, Trió pukuita, Wayana akupuita, Yao (South America) aguebute; from the Tupian languages compare Wayampi pukwita, pɨkwita, Cocama japukita.

Pronunciation

Noun

apukuita (possessed japukuitary)

  1. a kind of tree of genus Aspidosperma, perhaps Aspidosperma excelsum
  2. oar, paddle (typically made from such a tree)
  3. stirring spatula, especially used for stirring caxiri

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 235
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “apukuita”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 94; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 95
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