zanj

See also: Zanj

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

  • anj, jany, lanj, lezanj

Etymology

From French anges (angels). In French, the plural form anges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, anges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zãʒ/

Noun

zanj

  1. angel
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.