ookunaka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV ookunaka
Brazilian standard ookunaaka
New Tribes oocunaaca

Etymology

From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ekunaka (“to disarticulate (someone’s) leg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oːkunaːka]

Verb

ookunaka (intransitive, agentive)

  1. to injure or disarticulate the joint between one’s hip and femur
  2. to open one’s legs wide

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ookunaka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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