krin

English

Noun

krin

1. A drum of African origin made out of a log and struck with drumsticks.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krinë f

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian crine.

Noun

krin m (dialectal)

1. mane

   Synonyms: jele, krifë

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “krin”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 215a

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krîːn/

Noun

krȋn m (Cyrillic spelling кри̑н)

1. (archaic, poetic) lily

   Synonyms: ljìljan, zambak

Declension

Declension of krin

	singular	plural
nominative	krȋn	krínovi
genitive	krina	krinova
dative	krinu	krinovima
accusative	krin	krinove
vocative	krinu	krinovi
locative	krinu	krinovima
instrumental	krinom	krinovima

References

• “krin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English clean.

Adjective

krin

1. clean
2. clear

Verb

krin

1. to clean
   • 1978, “Di Krisneti Kisi”, in Kerstmis in Suriname, performed by Alberto en het gemengd koor "Gloria":

     Di Kresneti kisi, Nana ben seni en pikin / na ini a grontapu fu krin wi ala siki / A no ben kon leki wan kownu, ma leki wan mofinawan / na ini wan pina-oso, na ini na sabana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana

     When Christmas occurred, God sent his son / into the world to cleanse all our illnesses / He didn't come as a king, but as a poor man/ into a hut in the desert / Come let us pray to the Creator / Come let us pray to the Creator

2. To polish.