pymy

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pɨmɨ; compare Apalaí pymy, Trió pïmï, Wayana pïmï, Waiwai pïmï, Ye'kwana jümü, Akawaio pïmï, 'mï, Macushi pîmî, 'mî, Yao (South America) boppomery.

Pronunciation

Noun

pymy (possessed pymyry)

  1. neck (body part)
  2. neck of a bottle

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 355
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pumu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 393; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 383
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