kruktutere

Sranan Tongo

Kruktutere

Etymology

Compound of kruktu (“crooked”) +‎ tere (“tail”). Saramaccan kúkútúlábu is likely a calque of this term.

Noun

kruktutere

1. scorpion

Descendants

• Aukan: kukutu tee

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “kruktutere”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary