irako

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *irakô (bullet ant). Compare Trió irakë, Wayana ilak, Ye'kwana yaakö, Akawaio ira', Pemon irak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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irako (possessed irakory)

  1. the greater giant hunting ant, Dinoponera gigantea

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 277
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “iŕako”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 183; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 178