ònyky

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *wônɨkɨ; compare Apalaí onyky, Trió (w)ëhnïkï, Wayana ïnïkï, Waiwai wïnïkï, Akawaio we'nïmï, Pemon wenuma, Ye'kwana ünükü, Yao (South America) vniguené.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ònyky (intransitive, agentive)

  1. to sleep
  2. (of fats and oils) to stiffen, to solidify

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 429
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “onëkï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 338; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 330