kusari

Japanese

Romanization

kusari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くさり

Kari'na

Alternative forms

Etymology

First recorded in 1655 as oussali. Compare Akawaio usari, Pemon kusari, Yao (South America) oussari.

Pronunciation

Noun

kusari (possessed kusariry)

  1. (Guyana, Suriname) the red brocket deer, Mazama americana

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 307
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kusari”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 254; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 249
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