Common Lexeme

weteratuin

Keywords: religion, spirituality

Pronunciation (IPA): 'we.de.ra.du.in 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
Forms: weteratuin 
Glosses: saint 

Description:

A 'weteratuin' is a native Common word for a saint - literally a 'full person', based on the metaphorical extension of weteras to mean holy. It competes with the borrowed term 'santa', but tends to be used when discretion is desired.

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