touye

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• tiye, tchwe

Etymology

From French tuer (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuje/

Verb

touye

1. (transitive) to kill
   • Haitian Creole Bible Jòb 1:14-15:

     Yon mesaje kouri vin jwenn Jòb, li di l' konsa: -Nou t'ap raboure tè ak bèf yo, fenmèl bourik yo t'ap manje toupre, lè yon bann moun Seba tonbe sou nou, yo pran tout bèt yo, yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 192

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• tuye

Etymology

From French tuer.

Verb

touye (medial form touy)

1. to kill

References

• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 1048