koebi

Dutch

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo kubi, possibly from Twi Akan koobi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.bi/
  • Hyphenation: koe‧bi

Noun

koebi m (plural koebi's, diminutive koebietje n)

  1. (Suriname) Plagioscion surinamensis (a species of freshwater ray-finned fish)
    • 1976, Edgar Cairo, Kollektieve schuld, of wel Famir'man-sani. [Collective guilt, or family members' things.]‎[1], Baarns/The Hague/Brussels: Het Wereldvenster/NOVIB/NCOS, →ISBN, page 50:
      Ma Lien trok zich hierop terug in de keuken en begon met het schoonmaken van koebi. Het huis raakte doortrokken van de vislucht. Schubben sprongen op de keukenvloer.
      Hereupon, Ma Lien withdrew to the kitchen and began cleaning Plagioscion surinamensis. The smell of fish permeated the house. Scales scattered across the kitchen floor.

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