degou

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French dégoût.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deɡu]

Noun

degou

1. disgust
2. repugnance
3. hatred

Synonyms

• ghin

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eˈ.ɡo.u/

Verb

degou

1. (stative) to be real
2. (stative) to be true

Conjugation

Conjugation of degou (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tidegou	midegou	adegou
2nd person		nidegou	fidegou
3rd person	inanimate	idegou	didegou
	animate	madegou
imperative		—, degou	—, degou

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as degów)