kusari

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kusari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くさり

Kari'na[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First recorded in 1655 as oussali. Compare Akawaio usari, Pemon kusari, Yao (South America) oussari.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Suriname) IPA(key): [kusaːɺ̢i]

Noun[edit]

kusari (possessed kusariry)

  1. (Guyana, Suriname) the red brocket deer, Mazama americana

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 307
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kusari”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 254; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 249
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