weti

See also: wéti

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English white and/or Dutch wit[1], both from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós, a byform of *ḱweytós (“bright; shine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweti/, [ˈwɪ̞ti], [ˈwe̝ti]

Adjective

weti

  1. white

Noun

weti

  1. white
  2. (slang) cocaine

Verb

weti

  1. to whiten
  2. (of hair) to dye blond

Derived terms

  • weti-aira (“grison”)
  • weti-aka (“white hawk”)
  • weti-aneisi
  • weti-biri-udu
  • weti-ede
  • weti-lo-udu
  • weti-pari-udu
  • weti-udu
  • wetibaka
  • wetibere
  • wetibonki
  • wetibuba
  • wetidyuboletri
  • wetifisi
  • wetifungu
  • wetigawetri
  • wetigedu
  • wetikati
  • wetikrapa
  • wetikrasiwiwiri
  • wetikwari
  • wetimaka
  • wetiman (“white person”)
  • wetimataki
  • wetipepre
  • wetipisi
  • wetisarasara
  • wetiswawiwiri
  • wetiweti
  • wetiwiwiri

Descendants

  • Aukan: weti
  • Saramaccan: wéti

See also

Colours in Sranan Tongo (kloru) (layout · text)
     redi      geri      blaw      grun      weti
     blaka      broin      alanya      lila      [Term?]

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 34
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