piai

English

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”).

Noun

piai

  1. (Guyana) A shaman among the indigenous peoples of Guyana.
    Synonym: piaiman

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

piai

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of piar

Portuguese

Verb

piai

  1. second-person plural imperative of piar
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