nyuu

Aiwoo

Noun

nyuu

  1. star

References

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English new.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /njuː/

Adjective

nyuu

  1. new
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 5:36:
      Den Jiizas tel dem se, “Nobadi no tier nyuu kluoz fi pach op uol kluoz, kaaz di pach fram di nyuu wan naa go mach di uol wan.
      He also told them a parable: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

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