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Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *potɨ (“beak, snout, point”).
Pronunciation
- (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key):
- (East Suriname) IPA(key):
Noun
poty (possessed potyry)
- point, tip
- beak (of a bird)
- snout, muzzle (of an animal)
- upper lip (of a human)
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 351
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “potï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 386; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 377
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “poty”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 795
Mbyá Guaraní
Noun
poty
- flower
Possessed forms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.tɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɔtɨ
- Syllabification: po‧ty
Noun
poty m inan
- inflection of pot:
- nominative plural
- accusative plural
- vocative plural