zanj

See also: Zanj

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• anj, jany, lanj, lezanj

Etymology

From French anges (“angels”). In French, the plural form anges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, anges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zãʒ/

Noun

zanj

1. angel

Related terms

• bonnanj