Anansi
See also: anansi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Akan (and Kromanti) ananse (“spider”).
Proper noun
Anansi
- A trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.
Translations
trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.nɑ̃.si/, /a.nan.si/
Proper noun
Anansi m
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Akan ananse (“spider”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈnansi/
- Hyphenation: A‧nan‧si
Proper noun
Anansi
- Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)
- 1984, Laura Tanna, Jamaican Folk Tales and Oral Histories, →ISBN, page 99:
- “Anansi gwan an gwan an gwan [ chops with arm ] til im bill off de whole pasture clean.”
- Anansi kept on going [ chops with arm ] until he'd used his machete to clear the entire pasture.
References
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 29
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Akan ananse (“spider”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.nɐ̃ˈsi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.nɐ̃ˈsi/
Proper noun
Anansi m
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From anansi, from Akan ananse (“spider”), Twi Akan ananse (“spider”), Awutu ananse (“spider”), Abron ànãnzi (“spider”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anansi/, [a̠na̠nsi], [ɑ̟nɑ̟nsi]
Proper noun
Anansi