Wiwirikampufesa

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Loofhuttenfeest, itself a calque of Hebrew חג הסוכות (ḥaḡ has-sukkōṯ). Equivalent to wiwirikampu (“hut made of foliage”) +‎ fesa (“feast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiwiɾikampufesa/, [wiwiɾika̠mpufɪ̞sa̠], [wiwiɾikɑ̟mpufe̝sɑ̟]

Proper noun

Wiwirikampufesa

  1. (Judaism, biblical) Sukkot
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