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Jamaican Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃ(ɹ)iː/
- Hyphenation: chrii
Etymology 1
From English tree.
Noun
chrii (plural chrii dem, quantified chrii)
- tree
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 7:18:Wan gud chrii kyaahn bier bad fruut, an wan bad chrii kyaahn bier gud fruut. Notn no go so.- A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Etymology 2
From English three.
Numeral
chrii
- three
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 21:13:[…] Pan evri wan a di said dem, yu did av chrii giet: chrii pan di naat said, chrii pan di sout said, […]- On every side there are three gates: three to the north side, three to the south side