kyaahn

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English cannot

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kjãː/

Adverb

kyaahn

1. cannot

   Im kyaahn swim.

   He can't swim.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 8:6:

     Laad, mi sorvant de a yaad a lidong an kyaahn muuv. Som wikid pien a lik im.

     Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."

     (literally, “Lord, my servant is at home lying down and cannot move. Great pain afflicts him.”)

Antonyms

• kyan

Further reading

• kyaahn at majstro.com