bitawiwiri
Appearance
Sranan Tongo
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of bita (“bitter”) + wiwiri (“leaf”), referring to its bitter taste. First attested in 1740 as bita wirri wirri in the unpublished anonymous manuscript Ontwerp tot Eene Beschryving van Surinaamen [Draft of a description of Suriname].[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈbitawiwiɾi/, [ˈbita̠wiwiɾi], [ˈbitɑ̟wiwiɾi]
- IPA(key): /ˈbitawːiɾi/, [ˈbita̠wːiɾi], [ˈbitɑ̟wːiɾi]
Noun
[edit]bitawiwiri
- Cestrum latifolium, the young leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ J. van Donselaar (1996) “Vroege vondsten van woorden uit Surinaamse creooltalen tot 1764 [Early finds of words in Surinamese creole languages up to 1764]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis[1] (in Dutch), Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 92