iip

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English heap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːp/

Noun

iip (plural iip dem, quantified iip)

1. heap (a large amount of something)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 13:2:

     Wan big big kroud a piipl gyada op roun im. Im did afi go iina wan buot go sidong wail di iip a piipl dem tan op pan di liek-said.

     And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

See also

• uol iip

Further reading

• iip at majstro.com