bruya

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch brouilleren (“to confuse, to confound, to muddy”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

bruya

  1. confused, in disarray, disordered

Noun

bruya

  1. confusion, disarray, disorder
    • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
      broeja, brojafasi. Unordnung.
      bruya, bruyafasi. Disorder.

Verb

bruya

  1. to confuse, to upset, to confound

Descendants

  • → Dutch: broeja, bruya
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