winsi
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Sranan Tongo[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
winsi
Verb[edit]
winsi
- 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[edit]
Aphetic form of awinsi.
Conjunction[edit]
winsi
- Alternative form of awinsi (“although, even if”)
References[edit]
- winsi in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Sranan-English Dictionary