"wies" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

Forms: wies dem [plural], wies [quantified]
Etymology: Borrowed from English waist, from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wǣst, *weaxt, *wæhst, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (“growth, development, stature, build”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-s- (“to multiply, increase”). Etymology templates: {{root|jam|ine-pro|*h₂weg-}}, {{bor+|jam|en|waist}} Borrowed from English waist, {{der|jam|enm|wast||waist|id=waist}} Middle English wast (“waist”), {{der|jam|ang|*wæst}} Old English *wæst, {{der|jam|gmw-pro|*wahstu}} Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, {{der|jam|gem-pro|*wahstuz||growth, development, stature, build}} Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (“growth, development, stature, build”), {{der|jam|ine-pro|*h₂weg-|*h₂weg-s-|to multiply, increase}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-s- (“to multiply, increase”) Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=wies}} wies, {{jam-noun}} wies (plural wies dem, quantified wies)
  1. (anatomy) waist (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) Categories (topical): Anatomy
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