dyuku

Aukan

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo dyuku, from Fula jukka.

Verb

dyuku

1. to stab, pierce
2. to be well dressed

References

• dyuku in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Aukan-English Dictionary

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Ultimately from Fula jukka. Compare Jamaican Creole and Bahamian Creole jook (“to stab”), Nigerian Pidgin chook (“to pierce”), Grenadian Creole English djuck (“to stab”).

Verb

dyuku

1. To stab

Derived terms

• dyukudyuku (“to prod”)

 

Descendants

• Aukan: dyuku

Noun

dyuku

1. stab, stabbing

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “dyuku”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary