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单词 warishi
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warishin.

Brit. /waˈrɪʃi/, U.S. /wɑˈrɪʃi/, Caribbean English /waˈrɪʃi/
Forms: 1900s– warashee, 1900s– warashi, 1900s– wareshi, 1900s– warishee, 1900s– warishi.
Origin: A borrowing from Akawaio. Etymon: Akawaio wari'sa.
Etymology: < Akawaio wari'sa.The origin of the final -i is unclear, but compare the following earlier passage, apparently showing a form of the Akawaio word cited in an English context:1924 38th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1916–17 xviii. 375 The way soldiers carry their knapsacks..is the general mode which the Indians adopt..for carrying burdens... The names of these articles: waiyari (Arawak),..and walishi or warishi (Carib.).
In Guyana: a type of basket carried on the back and supported in place by a headband round the forehead.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > for carrying > carried on the back
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puttony1940
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1941 V. Roth Notes & Observ. Animal Life Brit. Guiana 128 As soon as he saw the tapir he dropped his warishi and gave chase to the animal.
1958 J. Carew Black Midas vi. 102 Naked Amerindian families in single file, the men in front with wareshis harnessed to their foreheads and shoulders.
1997 P. Melville Ventriloquist's Tale (1998) ii. 154 The family walked away from him..with everything they owned packed in warishis on their backs.
2004 D. Craig Labba & Creek Water 65 Tina's warishi was much lighter now as there was no food to carry. She stuffed the hammocks into the warishi and carried her machete in one hand and her stick in the other.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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