krin

krin

1. A drum of African origin made out of a log and struck with drumsticks.

• krinë f

Borrowed from Italian crine.

krin m (dialectal)

1. mane

   Synonyms: jele, krifë

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “krin”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 215a

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon).

• IPA^(key): /krîːn/

krȋn m inan (Cyrillic spelling кри̑н)

1. (archaic, poetic) lily

   Synonyms: ljìljan, zambak

• “krin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

From English clean.

krin

1. clean
2. clear

krin

1. to clean
   • 1978, “Di Krisneti Kisi”, in Kerstmis in Suriname, performed by Alberto en het gemengd koor "Gloria":

     Di Kresneti kisi, Nana ben seni en pikin / na ini a grontapu fu krin wi ala siki / A no ben kon leki wan kownu, ma leki wan mofinawan / na ini wan pina-oso, na ini na sabana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana

     When Christmas occurred, God sent his son / into the world to cleanse all our illnesses / He didn't come as a king, but as a poor man/ into a hut in the desert / Come let us pray to the Creator / Come let us pray to the Creator

2. To polish.