wroko

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

    From English work.

    Verb

    wroko

    1. to work, be employed
    2. to process (to treat food or natural substances as a part of an industrial operation)
      den e wroko tyen.
      they process sugarcane.

    Usage notes

    • Sense 2 is used with the following words: tyen (“sugarcane”), udu (“wood”), gowtu (“gold”), bauxiet (“bauxite”), gron (“ground, field”), sarasara (“shrimp”), fisi (“fish”).[1]

    Noun

    wroko

    1. work, job, occupation, profession
      • 2011, José Paulo Ribeiro, Rafael da Silva Oliveira, Wortubuku Sranantongo para brasileiros‎[1], FUNAG, page 178:
        Sortu wroko yu e du?
        What kind of work do you do?

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “wroko”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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