hoppelabolle

Yao (South America)

Etymology

Probably the same word as pyelapo (“chest”), from Proto-Cariban *pɨropɨ (“chest”), with an unknown prefix ho- added, as also found in words such as hoieelii (“tooth”) and hoomotaly (“shoulder”). The -lle ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ.

Noun

hoppelabolle

1. heart

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643