ingiwiwiri
Sranan Tongo
editEtymology 1
editCompound of ingi (“Amerindian”) + wiwiri (“leaf, herb”).
Noun
editingiwiwiri
Etymology 2
editCompound of ingi (“Amerindian”) + wiwiri (“hair”).
Noun
editingiwiwiri
- (figuratively) very fine strand of hair
- (figuratively, idiomatic) a fleeting instant
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster, Jan C. Lindeman, Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003) Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 109.