kondre

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English country.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkon.dre/

Noun

kondre

1. country
   • 1959, “God zij met ons Suriname”, Henri Frans de Ziel, Cornelis Atses Hoekstra (lyrics), Johannes Corstianus de Puy (music) (overall work in Dutch and Sranan Tongo):

     Wi mu' seti kondre bun

     We should take care of [our] country

2. inland village

Derived terms

• didibrikondre
• kondreman
• kownukondre