ònyky

Kari'na

Etymology

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

• (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [oʔnɨkɨ]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [oʔnɨɡɨ]

Verb

ònyky (intransitive, agentive)

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

References

• 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