ingiwiwiri
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Sranan Tongo[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Compound of ingi (“Amerindian”) + wiwiri (“leaf, herb”).
Noun[edit]
ingiwiwiri
Etymology 2[edit]
Compound of ingi (“Amerindian”) + wiwiri (“hair”).
Noun[edit]
ingiwiwiri
- (figuratively) very fine strand of hair
- (figuratively, idiomatic) a fleeting instant
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster, Jan C. Lindeman, Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003) Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 109.