piai
/piːˈʌɪ/(also peai) Now rare (chiefly historical )
noun
Among the indigenous peoples of Suriname and other parts of South America: a medicine man, a healer, a shaman.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Harcourt (?1575–1631), colonial adventurer and author. From a northern Cariban language (compare e.g. Macusi piai, Galibi piaye (A. Biet Voyage en Cayenne iii. 385)).