anansititei

Sranan Tongo

Anansititei

Etymology

Compound of anansi (“spider”) +‎ titei (“rope”)

Noun

anansititei

1. spiderweb, cobweb
   • 2012, “San unu kan du te unu abi paiman? [What can you do when you're in debt?]”, in Jehovah's Witnesses‎^[1]:

     „A bisnis fu mi no ben waka bun èn dati meki mi ben kon abi bigi paiman. Sani kon moro ogri di na ekonomia fu Argentinia go na baka. Mi wefi ben musu du wan oparâsi tu. A ben gersi leki noiti mi ben o man pai ala den paiman fu mi. Mi ben firi leki wan freifrei di fasi na ini anansititei.”

     “My business wasn't going well and because of that, I ended up having large debts. Things became uglier when Argentina's economy took a downturn. Also, my wife had to have an operation. It seemed like I'd never be able to pay all my debts. I felt like a fly trapped in a spiderweb.”