mindri
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
mindri
- middle, midst
- 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela[1], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 13:
- a mindri liba / d'e drai tron wan kolkoe / a mi ati lanpe / e broko mi djodjo / saka gi doti
- The middle of the river / that revolves into becoming a whirlpool / at my heart's landing / brings down my guardian spirit / for the earth
Preposition edit
mindri
Derived terms edit
- mindrifinga (“middle finger”)
- mindrifutu (“groin”)
- mindriman (“mediator”)
- mindrineti (“midnight”)