dyab

Mauritian Creole

noun

Definitions

demon, devil, ghost

Etymology

Derived from French diable (devil, demon).

Origin

French

diable

Gloss

devil, demon

Concept

Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

👿

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

diabolus Latin
diable French
diablement French
diablerie French
diablesse French
diablotin French
diaboliste French
mélasse French
diablo Esperanto
diable Middle French
dyab Haitian, Haitian Creole
diab Mauritian Creole
dyab Seychellois Creole
djab Antillean Creole
jab Antillean Creole

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