Sneisikondre

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snei̯sikondɾe/, [snɪ̞i̯sikʊ̞ndɾɪ̞], [sne̝i̯sikɔ̝ndɾe̝]

Etymology 1

Compound of Sneisi (“Chinese”) +‎ kondre (“country”).

Proper noun

Sneisikondre

  1. China (a country in East Asia)

Etymology 2

Compound of Sneisi (“Chinese”) +‎ kondre (“village”), so named because the village sprang up around a shop run by a Chinese immigrant.

Proper noun

Sneisikondre

  1. a settlement in Sipaliwini, Suriname
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