"nyan" meaning in Sranan Tongo

See nyan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From one or several West-African languages, ultimately from Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Compare Jamaican Creole nyam. Etymology templates: {{der|srn|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà, {{cog|jam|nyam}} Jamaican Creole nyam Head templates: {{head|srn|noun}} nyan
  1. food
    Sense id: en-nyan-srn-noun-wfAmWC~m Categories (other): Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header: 75 25

Verb

Etymology: From one or several West-African languages, ultimately from Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Compare Jamaican Creole nyam. Etymology templates: {{der|srn|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà, {{cog|jam|nyam}} Jamaican Creole nyam Head templates: {{head|srn|verb}} nyan
  1. (transitive, intransitive) to eat Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-nyan-srn-verb-Unr3wQmn

Alternative forms

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          "english": "The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.\nAdyuku said: 'I say, I don't know whether you'll want to eat what I'm eating. I brought cassava duckanoo. If you'll eat it, then I'll give it to you.",
          "ref": "1975, “Basya Adyuku koni”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 86:",
          "text": "A krabdagu taki: - Angri e kiri mi ba. A di mi si yu e nyan, ne mi kon.\nAdyuku taki: - We san mi e nyan, mi no sabi efu yu sa nyan en. Na kasaba dokun mi tyari. Efu yu sa nyan en, dan mi sa gi yu.",
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          "ref": "1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:",
          "text": "Kaptein sidǫ' tiri, dɛn a nyąm ala na nyąm baka. Na baka dɑti, a puri bɩgi pipa nąŋga Amer'ką tabaka, ɛn a bɩgɩn smoko te a i drųŋgu.",
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          "english": "The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.\nAdyuku said: 'I say, I don't know whether you'll want to eat what I'm eating. I brought cassava duckanoo. If you'll eat it, then I'll give it to you.",
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          "text": "A krabdagu taki: - Angri e kiri mi ba. A di mi si yu e nyan, ne mi kon.\nAdyuku taki: - We san mi e nyan, mi no sabi efu yu sa nyan en. Na kasaba dokun mi tyari. Efu yu sa nyan en, dan mi sa gi yu.",
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