dlo

See also: DLO, -dlo, and -dło

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French de l'eau (“water”).

Noun

dlo

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. sweat

References
  • Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole (1992, →ISBN
  • Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti (2012) (attests this as Guadeloupean and Martinican)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French de l'eau (“water”), from Old French equa or ewe, from Latin aqua.

Noun

dlo

  1. water

References
  • Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction (1995, →ISBN

Karipúna Creole French

Etymology

From French de l'eau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdlo/

Noun

dlo

  1. water (liquid required by lifeforms, H2O)

Synonyms
  • dlo beni
  • dlo javél
  • dlo kan
  • dlo uei

References
  • 1987, Alfred W. Tobler, Dicionário Crioulo Karipúna/Português Português/Crioulo Karípúna, Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 7.

Louisiana Creole French

Noun

dlo

  1. Alternative form of dolo

References
  • Albert Valdman, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole (1998, →ISBN
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