gowtusmeti

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch goudsmid. Equivalent to gowtu (“gold”) +‎ smeti (“smith”).

Noun

gowtusmeti

1. goldsmith

References

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