devl

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• debl

Etymology

Derived from English devil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /devl̩/

Proper noun

devl

1. (theology) devil

   Synonym: sietan

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 4:5:

     Afta dat, di devl tek Jiizas kyari im go Jeruusilem, di uoli siti. Im mek im go tanop pan di taalis paat a Gad ous,

     Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple