pepeito

Kari'na

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pepeitô. Compare Trió pepei, Akawaio peseto, Ye'kwana jejeichö, jejenchö, Yao (South America) pepeïte.

Pronunciation
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [pepejtʲo]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [pebejhco]

Noun

pepeito (possessed pepeitory)

  1. (Suriname) wind

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 342
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pepeiťo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 368; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 360
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