kyaahn

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from English cannot

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /kjãː/

Adverb[edit]

kyaahn

  1. cannot
    Im kyaahn swim.
    He can't swim.
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 8:6:
      Laad, mi sorvant de a yaad a lidong an kyaahn muuv. Som wikid pien a lik im.
      Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."
      (literally, “Lord, my servant is at home lying down and cannot move. Great pain afflicts him.”)

Antonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=kyaahn&oldid=78700068"