The story
Prisiri came into Sranantongo from Dutch plezier and grew broader than its parent: it covers the party, the mood inside it and the good time you had. Wan bigi prisiri is a big night out. English splits that job between fun and enjoyment.
prisiri
pree-SEE-ree[pɾiˈsiɾi]
fun, festivity, and the enjoyment taken in it
Closest in English: fun, joy, merriment. None of them covers it.
Watch the word
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How it went in the game
Played by 86 people.
One in three placed it in Sranantongo straight away.
The most common guess was “party”: close, but not it.
Of those who bet on the translation, one in four got it exactly.
The four rounds
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- Which language is it from?Sranantongo
- How does it sound to speakers?A plain, everyday word
- Where would you hear it?A street party in Paramaribo
- What does it mean?A good time, and the having of it