zorey

French

Noun

zorey m (plural zoreys)

  1. alternative form of zoreille

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French oreille. In French, the plural word oreilles is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, oreilles was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.

Noun

zorey

  1. ear

References

  • Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French oreille. In French, the plural word oreilles is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, oreilles was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/.

Noun

zorey

  1. ear

References

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