enyry

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *ônɨrɨ. Compare Apalaí eny, Trió enïrï, Wayana enïlï, Ye'kwana enü, Waiwai eerî, Akawaio ensi, Macushi enîrî, Pemon enü.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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enyry

  1. (transitive) to drink

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 263
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “enï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 150; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 148