jwenn

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French joindre (“to join up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒwɛ̃n/

Verb

jwenn (transitive)

  1. to find
    • Haitian Creole Bible, Jòb 7.8:
      Ou wè m' koulye a, men ou p'ap janm wè m' ankò. W'a chache m', ou p'ap jwenn mwen.
      You see me now, but you will never see me again. You'll look for me, you won't find me.
  2. to meet up [with ak ‘with’]

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 84
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