konsaka
Sranan Tongo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Kari'na kùmisako.[1]
Noun
[edit]konsaka
- athlete’s foot
- 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary][1], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
- kumsákka, der Kumpsack, ein wässerichtes Schwärendes Jucken an den Füssen, auch wohl an Händen.
- Konsaka. The Kumpsack, a watery festering itch on the feet, also occurs on hands.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 121.