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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Cariban *tɨrɨ; compare Wayana ëtïrï.
Verb
oty (transitive)
- to do
- to make
Etymology 2
From Proto-Cariban *ôtɨ; compare Apalaí oty, Trió ëtï, atï, Wayana ëtï, Waiwai atï, Akawaio ö'rö, ö', Macushi î', Pemon ek.
Noun
oty (possessed otyry)
- thing, object
- something
Pronoun
oty
- (interrogative) what?
Etymology 3
From Proto-Cariban *ôtetɨ; compare Apalaí esety, Trió eetï, Wayana eset, Akawaio ese', Macushi ese', Pemon esek, Ye'kwana ötü.
Noun
oty (possessed ety)
- name
- sound, noise
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 332
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “otï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 348; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 340
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “etï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 163; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 160
Malagasy
Noun
oty
- picking