degedege

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Compare Krio dεgεdεgε (“shaky”).

Adjective

degedege

  1. unstable, shaky
  2. rickety
    • 1960, Corly Verlooghen, “Atansofoto [So-be-it City]”, in Kans op onweer [Chance of thunderstorms]‎[1], Paramaribo: Drukkerij Srenang, page 40:
      Oor joe srefie stefie / a tap na brotjie / abra memreliba / awas degedege / foe tra sei / e koor joe atie
      [Ori yusrefi steifi / a tapu na broki / abra memreliba / awansi degedege / fu tra sei / e kori yu ati]
      Hold yourself steady / on the bridge / across the river of remembrance / even if it's rickety / from the other side / it's deceiving your heart

Verb

degedege

  1. to waver, to wobble
  2. to falter

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

degedege

  1. fit, seizure
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