tamy

Apalaí

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tamɨ (“tobacco”); compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Wayana tamï, Akawaio tamï, Pemon tamü.

Noun

tamy

  1. cigarette

Kari'na

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tamɨ; compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Wayana tamï, Akawaio tamï, Pemon tamü.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [taːm(ɨ)]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [taːm(ɨ)]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [taːm(ɨ)]

Noun

tamy (possessed tamyry)

  1. (Guyana, Suriname) tobacco

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 379
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “tamun (tamu)”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 453; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, ; Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 442

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈta.mɨ/
  • Rhymes: -amɨ
  • Syllabification: ta‧my

Noun

tamy f

  1. inflection of tama:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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