English Explanatory Dictionary

piai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shaman among the indigenous peoples of Guyana.

Word forms

piai

Etymology

From a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *pɨjati; compare Kari'na pyjai, Trió pïjai, Akurio piyahi, Wayana pïjai, Yao (South America) peeiai (“shaman”).

Synonyms

piaiman
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