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English
Noun
labaria (plural labarias)
- (now rare) The fer-de-lance
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Lokono labaria. Cognate of Sranan Tongo labaria.
Noun
labaria m or f (plural labaria's)
- (Suriname) synonym of gewone lanspuntslang (“common lancehead, Bothrops atrox)”)
References
- ^ J. van Donselaar (1994) “Karaïbische en Arowakse plante- en dierenamen in het Sranantongo en het Nederlands van Suriname ”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch), Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 54
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Lokono labaria. Cognate of Dutch labaria.
Pronunciation
Noun
labaria
- synonym of owrukukusneki (“common lancehead, Bothrops atrox”)
References
- ^ J. van Donselaar (1994) “Karaïbische en Arowakse plante- en dierenamen in het Sranantongo en het Nederlands van Suriname ”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch), Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 54