dyonku

dyonku

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Twi Akan dwonku, Awutu ndjonku.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒonku/, /ɟonku/, [d͡ʒʊ̞ŋku], [d͡ʒɔ̝ŋku]

Noun

dyonku

  1. hip (The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue)

References

  1. ^ G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎[1], →ISSN, page 56
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