konsaka

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na kùmisako.[1]

Noun

konsaka

  1. athlete’s foot
    • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]:
      kumsákka, der Kumpsack, ein wässerichtes Schwärendes Jucken an den Füssen, auch wohl an Händen.
      Konsaka. The Kumpsack, a watery festering itch on the feet, also occurs on hands.

Derived terms

References

  1. J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 121.
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