kfâlek
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Dutch gevaarlijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkfaːlek/, [ˈkfa̠ːlɪ̞k], [ˈkfɑ̟ːle̝k]
Adjective
kfâlek
- great, fantastic (also used as an intensifier)
- 1989 April 1, “Na pori fu wan nâsi [The destruction of a nation]”, in A waktitoren[1], Selters-Taunus: Wachtturm-Gesellschaft (Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses), page 41:
- Owru foto ben abi hey skotu èn kofarliki bigi doro. Fu sroto den doro disi, dan den ben greni den na inisey nanga langa isri ofu brons barki.
- Old cities had high walls and huge gates. To lock these gates, they bolted them shut on the inside with long iron or bronze bars.