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pakira

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Dutch

Alternative forms

pakiera (archaic)^[1]

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo pakira, from Kari'na pakira, from Proto-Cariban *pakira. Doublet of pekari.

Noun

pakira m (plural pakira's)

(Suriname) collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu
Synonym: halsbandpekari

References

^ J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 166.

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pakira; compare Apalaí pakira, Trió pakira, Wayana pakila, Akawaio pakira, Pemon pakira, Ye'kwana jakiya, Yao (South America) pockiero.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela) IPA^(key): [pakijja]
(West Suriname) IPA^(key): [pakiːɾa]
(East Suriname) IPA^(key): [paɡiːɾa]

Noun

pakira (possessed pakirary)

the collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu

Descendants

→ English: peccary
- → Finnish: pekari
→ French: pécari
- → German: Pekari
- → Romanian: pecari
→ Italian: pecari
→ Portuguese: pecari
→ Spanish: báquiro, pecarí
→ Sranan Tongo: pakira
- → Dutch: pakira

References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 334
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pakira”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 355; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 347

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na pakira.

Noun

pakira

collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu

Descendants

→ Dutch: pakira

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