gwaan

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English go on.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəwɑːn/

Verb

gwaan

  1. go on - used to shoo away animals.

References

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English go on.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaːn/

Verb

gwaan

  1. going on, to go on
    Wa gwaan?
    What's going on?
    • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 4:
      Nobadi no fi bi nobadi sliev ar liv ina slievri; slievri an aal saata sliev bizniz kyaahn gwaan.
      No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
      (literally, “No one is to be anyone's slave or live in slavery; slavery and any kind of slave business can't go on.”)
  2. to happen
    Di kansrt gwaan gud, iihn?
    The concert went well, didn’t it?
    • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 16.1:
      Dem disorv iikwal raits fi get marid, wail di marij a gwaan an iivn wen di marij don.
      They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
  3. to behave
    Wa mek yu a gwaan so?
    Why are you behaving like that?

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