agersitori

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of a (“it”) +‎ gersi (“is like, resembles”) +‎ tori (“story”). Biblical parables often start like, for example, “the Kingdom of Heaven is like a king”, in Sranantongo “a Kownukondre fu heimel gersi wan kownu”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡeɾs(i)ˈtoɾi/, [a̠ɟɪ̞ɾs(i)ˈtʊ̞ɾi], [ɑ̟je̝ɾs(i)ˈtɔ̝ɾi]

Noun

agersitori

  1. parable, allegory, metaphor
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