ayawaichudu

== Ye'kwana == === Alternative forms === adhawaichudu (Cunucunuma River dialect) === Etymology === Derived from ayawa (“Protium heptaphyllum tree, torch, bodypaint”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ajaːwajt͡ʃuɾ̠u] === Noun === ayawaichudu (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[1], Lyon