woku

See also: wokü, WoKü, and wókʾu

English

Noun

woku (uncountable)

1. An Indonesian spice mixture made primarily from red ginger, turmeric, candlenut, and red chili pepper.

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *woku; compare Apalaí oku, Trió jokï, Wayana okï, Waiwai woku, Akawaio uku, Macushi woku, Pemon wok, Ye'kwana wokü.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [βoːku]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʋoːku]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [woʔku]

Noun

woku (possessed wokuru)

1. drink, beverage in general
2. fermented manioc drink in particular, whether caxiri, paja, or pajawaru

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 428
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “woku”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 525; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 514