"sofa" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Verb

Etymology: Derived from English suffer. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|suffer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English suffer, {{der+|jam|en|suffer}} Derived from English suffer Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} sofa, {{jam-verb}} sofa
  1. to suffer, to be troubled, to be distressed Derived forms: sofarieshan
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