"yorka" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Sranan Tongo]

Etymology: From Kari'na ijoròkan, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *ijoroko (“evil spirit”) with a suffix; compare Apalaí joroko, Trió joroko, Wayana jolok, Pemon iworok, Ye'kwana Odo'sha, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Lokono jaloko. Etymology templates: {{bor|srn|car|ijoròkan}} Kari'na ijoròkan, {{der|srn|sai-car-pro|*ijoroko||evil spirit}} Proto-Cariban *ijoroko (“evil spirit”), {{cog|apy|joroko}} Apalaí joroko, {{cog|tri|joroko}} Trió joroko, {{cog|way|jolok}} Wayana jolok, {{cog|aoc|iworok}} Pemon iworok, {{cog|mch|Odo'sha}} Ye'kwana Odo'sha, {{cog|arw|jaloko}} Lokono jaloko Head templates: {{head|srn|noun}} yorka
  1. spirit of the deceased; specifically, in the Afro-Surinamese winti belief system, a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner, retaining the individual's memories and personality Related terms: kra (english: soul, spirit; a spiritual entity that determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the human world), dyodyo (english: soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals), sili, yeye
    Sense id: en-yorka-srn-noun-sZWng0P1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "aoc",
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      },
      "expansion": "Pemon iworok",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ye'kwana Odo'sha",
      "name": "cog"
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        "spirit of the deceased; specifically, in the Afro-Surinamese winti belief system, a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner, retaining the individual's memories and personality"
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          "english": "soul, spirit; a spiritual entity that determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the human world",
          "word": "kra"
        },
        {
          "english": "soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals",
          "word": "dyodyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "sili"
        },
        {
          "word": "yeye"
        }
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    },
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      "expansion": "Trió joroko",
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        "1": "way",
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        "1": "aoc",
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      },
      "expansion": "Pemon iworok",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "mch",
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      "word": "kra"
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      "english": "soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals",
      "word": "dyodyo"
    },
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      "word": "sili"
    },
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    }
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