tünküi yedü

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV tünküi yedü
Brazilian standard tönköi yedö
New Tribes töncöi yedö
historical ad hoc tingkuiyedi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From tünküi (yuca press) +‎ yedü (tooth), thus literally ‘teeth of the yuca press’.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɨŋkɨj ɟeɾ̠ɨ]

Noun

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tünküi yedü

  1. (Caura River dialect) elaborately constructed framework of poles with notches from which a yuca press (tünküi) is hung and stretched to press out prussic acid from yuca pulp

Derived terms

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References

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  • Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 29–30:tingkuiyedi