muuv

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Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from English move.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /muːv/

Verb[edit]

muuv

  1. move
    • 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.”)