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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *ônɨrɨ. Compare Apalaí eny, Trió enïrï, Wayana enïlï, Ye'kwana enü, Waiwai eerî, Akawaio ensi, Macushi enîrî, Pemon enü.
Pronunciation
Verb
enyry
- (transitive) to drink
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 263
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “enï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 150; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 148