worl

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• wol, world

Etymology

Derived from English world.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /worl/

Noun

worl (plural worl dem, quantified worl)

1. world (majority of people)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jan 15:18:

     "Ef di piipl dem iina di worl iet unu, memba se dem did iet mi fos

     If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you

2. world (the Earth)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jan 16:28:

     Mi lef fram wich paat mi Faada de an kom iina di worl. Rait ya nou, mi a lef di worl fi go baka mi Faada."

     I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."

Further reading

• worl at majstro.com