spuku

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

  • spoekoe (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spuk (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) (or alternatively from Dutch spook with subsequent influence from German).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspuku/

Noun

spuku

  1. ghost, spirit, spectre [from early 19th c.]

Further reading

  • H. C. Focke, "Spóekoe", Neger-Engelsch Woordenboek, 1855.
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