fanm

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French femme.

Noun

fanm

  1. (Martinican, Guadeloupean, Saint Lucian) woman; girl
    fanm Matinik dou : cute Martinican girl(s)
    • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:
      Ou sé an fanm.
      You are a woman.

References

  • Claire Lefebvre, Relabeling in Language Genesis

Guianese Creole

Noun

fanm

  1. woman
    • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:
      To sa roun fanm.
      You are a woman.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French femme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fãm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

fanm

  1. wife
  2. woman
    • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:
      Ou se yon fanm.
      You are a woman.

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 64

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French femme.

Noun

fanm

  1. woman

References

  • D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN
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