sichö

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tikô. Compare Kari'na siko, Trió sikë, Wayana sikë, Apalaí siko, Waiwai sïko, Akawaio sikö, Pemon sikö, Macushi sikî, Sranan Tongo sika.[1] Likely English chigoe, chigger, jigger are ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sit͡ʃə]

Noun

sichö

  1. the chigoe flea or jigger, Tunga penetrans

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “sichö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
  • de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “niguas (sicha)”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
  1. Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, page 368.
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