karukuri

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Etymology

From Cariban languages compare Apalaí karakuri, Trió karakuri, Wayana kalakuli, Akawaio karukuri, Pemon karukuri, Yao (South America) carecoury, and from non-Cariban languages compare Lokono karokuri, Wayampi karakuri.

Pronunciation

Noun

karukuri (possessed karukuriry)

  1. gold
  2. golden color
  3. anything shining, gleaming

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 294
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “karu kuri”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 212; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 205