kruktu

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English crooked.

Adjective

kruktu

1. crooked

   Synonym: kron

2. wrong, bad

Derived terms

• kruktu-anu (“left hand”)
• kruktudu (“evil deeds”)
• kruktufasi (“unrighteousness”)
• kruktuman (“evil person”)
• kruktuneki (“wind pipe”)
• kruktutere (“scorpion”)

 

Descendants

• Aukan: kukutu

References

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