tepui

Etymology
From, from , though sometimes erroneously said to be from 🇨🇬 in the sense of ‘house of the gods’. Perhaps ultimately related to 🇨🇬, though the Pemon etymon is not a direct descendant.

Noun

 * 1) A type of table-top mountain or mesa found in the  of South America, especially in Venezuela.
 * 2) * 2005, P. E. Berry, R. Riina, Insights into the diversity of the Pantepui flora and the biogeographic complexity of the Guayana Shield, Ib Friis, Henrik Balslev (editors), Plant Diversity and Complexity Patterns, page 153,
 * Once a population becomes adapted to the tepui summit environment, it is more likely to colonize other areas with similar environmental conditions, so it would need to disperse between tepui summits to expand its geographical range.

Translations

 * Ye'kwana: jüü