zepeng

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French épingle. In French, the plural form épingles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, épingles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zepɛ̃ɡ/, [zepɛ̃ŋ]

Noun

zepeng

1. pin

References

• Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French épingle. In French, the plural word épingles is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, épingles was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.

Noun

zepeng

1. pin

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French épingle. In French, the plural word épingles is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, épingles was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/.

Noun

zepeng

1. pin

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français