"don" meaning in Jamaican Creole

See don in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdan/
Etymology: Derived from English done. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|done|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English done, {{der+|jam|en|done}} Derived from English done Head templates: {{head|jam|adjective|head=don}} don, {{jam-adj}} don
  1. done, finished, completed
    Sense id: en-don-jam-adj-rphCPBRj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdan/ Forms: don dem [plural], don [quantified]
Etymology: Derived from English don, particularly in the sense of a crime boss. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|don|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English don, {{der+|jam|en|don}} Derived from English don Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=don}} don, {{jam-noun}} don (plural don dem, quantified don)
  1. don, leader, community leader, crime boss, head of a garrison Derived forms: don dada
    Sense id: en-don-jam-noun-Lnd8Nbq4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈdan/
Etymology: Derived from English done. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|done|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English done, {{der+|jam|en|done}} Derived from English done Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} don, {{jam-verb}} don
  1. As an auxiliary verb:
    Sense id: en-don-jam-verb-nwx22Bj1
  2. As an auxiliary verb:
    (auxiliary, taking a past tense) Used as a remote past marker
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-don-jam-verb-jZhfoR37
  3. to order to cease, to desist
    Sense id: en-don-jam-verb-0xkYFnmL Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 7 6 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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