dyonko

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Twi Akan tɔ nko (“to fall asleep, to doze”)[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟõŋ.ko/, /d͡ʒõŋ.ko/

Verb

dyonko

to slumber, to doze off, to nod off, to drowse
- 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎:
  a de siddom djonko
  He is sitting and dozing off.
- 1952, Paula Velder, transl., Midzomernachtsdroom‎, translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare:
  Effi à pré no wakka boen, / Ano meki ie las' ie bro, / Dink dan datti ie bin djonko / En à kon joe leki visjoen
  If the play didn't go well, / didn't make you loose your breath, / just think that you were slumbering / and it came to you like a vision
- 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela‎, Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 13:
  A swit sewinti / d'e wai a branspen / te doro ini / sranan liba / e mek mi jeje djonko
  The sweet ocean breeze / blowing at Braamspunt / up onto / the Suriname river / makes my soul drowse

Noun

dyonko

(slang) a joint, a marijuana cigarette
- 2020 April 1, Stuart Rahan, “De corona-avondklok [The corona curfew]”, in De Ware Tijd‎, retrieved 6 August 2021:
  A dyonko e pase fu a wan anu go na wan tra anu, fu a wan mofo go na wan tra mofo.
  The joint passes from hand to hand, from mouth to mouth.

Descendants

→ Dutch: jonko

References

G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎, ISSN 1382-2373, page 57
Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 233

[1] G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎, ISSN 1382-2373, page 57

[2] Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 233

单词	dyonko
释义	dyonko Sranan Tongo Etymology Possibly from Twi Akan tɔ nko (“to fall asleep, to doze”)[1][2] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ɟõŋ.ko/, /d͡ʒõŋ.ko/ Verb dyonko to slumber, to doze off, to nod off, to drowse 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎: a de siddom djonko He is sitting and dozing off. 1952, Paula Velder, transl., Midzomernachtsdroom‎, translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare: Effi à pré no wakka boen, / Ano meki ie las' ie bro, / Dink dan datti ie bin djonko / En à kon joe leki visjoen If the play didn't go well, / didn't make you loose your breath, / just think that you were slumbering / and it came to you like a vision 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela‎, Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 13: A swit sewinti / d'e wai a branspen / te doro ini / sranan liba / e mek mi jeje djonko The sweet ocean breeze / blowing at Braamspunt / up onto / the Suriname river / makes my soul drowse Noun dyonko (slang) a joint, a marijuana cigarette 2020 April 1, Stuart Rahan, “De corona-avondklok [The corona curfew]”, in De Ware Tijd‎, retrieved 6 August 2021: A dyonko e pase fu a wan anu go na wan tra anu, fu a wan mofo go na wan tra mofo. The joint passes from hand to hand, from mouth to mouth. Descendants → Dutch: jonko References G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎, ISSN 1382-2373, page 57 Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects‎, page 233
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