adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the Arawak peoples
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Arawak
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name
Meaning 2
A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
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name
Meaning 3
A Caribbean language belonging to this group.
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
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noun
Meaning 5
A member of an Arawak indigenous group.
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noun
Meaning 6
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Arawakan
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Broader terms: Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
noun
Meaning 7
a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Arawakan
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Broader terms: Amerindian, Native American
History
Etymology
From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Arawak — pertaining to the Arawak
- German: Arawak — pertaining to the Arawak
- Irish: Aruacach — pertaining to the Arawak
- Marathi: आरावाक (ārāvāk) — pertaining to the Arawak
- Portuguese: aruaque — pertaining to the Arawak
- Portuguese: arawak — pertaining to the Arawak
- Portuguese: aruak — pertaining to the Arawak
- Portuguese: arauaco — pertaining to the Arawak
- Portuguese: aruaco — pertaining to the Arawak
- Portuguese: arauaque — pertaining to the Arawak
- Spanish: arahuaco — pertaining to the Arawak
- Sranan Tongo: arwaka — pertaining to the Arawak
- Swedish: arawak — pertaining to the Arawak
- Swedish: arawakindian — pertaining to the Arawak
- Irish: Aruaicis — group of languages
- Marathi: आरावाक (ārāvāk) — group of languages
- Spanish: arahuaco — group of languages
- Irish: Aruaicis — specific language
- Marathi: आरावाक (ārāvāk) — specific language
- Spanish: arahuaco — specific language
- Sranan Tongo: Arwakatongo — specific language
- French: Arawak — people
- German: Arawak — people
- Irish: Aruacach — people
- Marathi: आरावाक (ārāvāk) — people
- Spanish: arahuaco — people