agersitori

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• agerstori
• gerstori

Etymology

Univerbation of a (“it”) +‎ gersi (“is like, resembles”) +‎ tori (“story”). Biblical parables often start like, for example, “the Kingdom of Heaven is like a king”, in Sranantongo “a Kownukondre fu heimel gersi wan kownu”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡeɾsiˈtoɾi/, [a̠ɟɪ̞ɾsiˈtʊ̞ɾi], [ɑ̟je̝ɾsiˈtɔ̝ɾi]

Noun

agersitori

1. parable, allegory, metaphor