wiwiri

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of wiriwiri, a reduplication probably from English weed; compare siri (“seed”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wːiɾi/

Noun

wiwiri

  1. hair
  2. feather
  3. leaf
  4. rope, cord
  5. yarn, thread
  6. herb
  7. weed
  8. (in compounds) plant, wort
  9. (slang) weed, cannabis

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 211
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