profosu

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

  • profosoe (superseded)

Etymology

From English porpoise.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾofosu/, [pɾʊ̞fʊ̞su], [pɾɔ̝fɔ̝su]

Noun

profosu

  1. Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis)

Descendants

  • → Dutch: provoost, profosoe

References

  1. ^ J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 183
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