sturu

Sranan Tongo
Sturu

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stoel.

Noun

sturu

  1. chair, seat
    • 2008, “Yu ben sabi a sani disi?”, in Jehovah's Witnesses‎:
      Tra sani di temreman ben e meki, na sani soleki tafra, sturu, bangi, nanga kisi pe sma ben poti sani na ini, èn sosrefi sani soleki doro, fensre, udu sroto, nanga postu fu poti na a plafon.
      Other things that the carpenter used to make were things such as tables, chairs, benches, and boxes where people put things into, as well as such items as doors, windows, wooden locks, and beams to put on the ceiling.

Derived terms
  • boboisturu (“rocking chair”)
  • draisturu (“swivel chair”)
  • kownusturu (“throne”)
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