winsi
Sranan Tongo
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editwinsi
Verb
editwinsi
- to wish
- 1996, H. C. Tiendalli, M. Nickel, Leisi Boekoe na ini Sranan Tongo[1], 3rd edition, Paramaribo, Suriname: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, page 48:
- Joe ben winsi joe kan njan mi no? Kande joe sa feni wan tra fowroe, ma a no mi.
- You wish you could eat me, don't you? Maybe you will find another bird, but not me.
Etymology 2
editAphetic form of awinsi.
Conjunction
editwinsi
- Alternative form of awinsi (“although, even if”)
References
edit- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “winsi”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary