ayawaichudu

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms
  • adawaichudu (Cunucunuma River)

Etymology

Derived from ayawa (“Protium heptaphyllum tree, torch, bodypaint”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ajaːwajt͡ʃuɾ̠u]

Noun

ayawaichudu

  1. (Caura River dialect) bodypaint made from ayawa used to ritually purify a child when the stump of its umbilical cord dries up and falls off from the navel

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “ayawaichudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
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