irako

See also: Irako

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *irakô (“bullet ant”). Compare Trió irakë, Wayana ilak, Ye'kwana yaakö, Akawaio ira', Pemon irak.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [jaːko]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [idʝaːko]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [iɾaʔko]

Noun

irako (possessed irakory)

1. the greater giant hunting ant, Dinoponera gigantea

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 277
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “iŕako”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 183; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 178