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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Wayampi awasi.
Noun
awasi (possessed awasiry)
- maize or corn, Zea mays
Etymology 2
Compare Akawaio awasi, Macushi yawasi, Pemon awasiri.
Noun
awasi (possessed jawasiry)
- sweetheart, person one is attracted to
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 249
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “awasi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 125; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 125