[ Kreyol Words Archive ]







M ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( em ) 
 
 
machine / n machin 

machine / v f�me 

mad / fache, fou 

made / f�t 

magic / majik, sanp 

madistrate / majistra 

magnificent / manyifik 

mahogany / akajou 

maid / b�n, restav�k 

main / prensipal, santral 

maintain / mentni 

maize / mayi 

major / adj prensipal 

major / n maj� 

majority / majorite 

make / n mak 

make / v f� 

male / mal 

malice / malis 

malign / nuizib 

man / mesye, moun, n�g, nonm 

manage / dirije, debouye 

mango / mango 

manifold / manifoul 

mankind / imanite, limanite 

manner / fason, jan 

mansion / mansyo, gro kay 

manual / adj many�l 

manual / n liv 

manufacture / n frabrik, izin 

manufacture / v fabrike 

manuscript / maniskri 

many / adj anpil 

map / kat 

March / mas 

mark / n mak, tach 

mark / v make 

market / mache 

marriage / maryaj 

marry / marye 

marsh / marekaj 

Martinique / Matia 

mash / v brase, kraze 

mass / mas 

master / v. metrize 

match / n alim�t, match 

match / v matche 

mate / n matlo 

mate / v akouple 

material / adj matery�l 

material / n materyo, maty� 

maternity / mat�nite 

mathematics / matematik 

matter / maty�, problem 

mature / mi, granmoun 

May / me 

may / m�t 

maybe / pet�t 

me / mwen 

meadow / preri 

meal / manje , repa 

mean / adj move, fache 

mean / n mway�n 

mean / v. vle di 

meaning / siyifikasyon, sans 

means / mwayen 

measure / n mezi 

measure / v mezire 

meat / vyann, ch� 

medical / medikal 

meet / n rankout 

meet / v rankontre, kontre ak, f� konesans 

meeting / reinyon 

mellow / dou, jovyal 

melt / fonn 

member / manm, manb 

menace / n menas 

mend / v rapyese , rakomode 

mental / mantal 

mention / mansyone 

merchant / ko�san 

mercury / m�ji 

mercy / pitye 

mere / adj s�lman 

mere / adv ap�n 

merge / fonn, amalgame 

merit / n merit 

merit / v merite 

mess / fatra, dez�d 

message / mesaj 

mettle / kouraj 

middle / adv omilye 

middle / n mitan 

Middle East / Mwayennoryan 

might / adv pet�t 

might / n pisans 

mild / mwayen, dous 

militia man / milisyen 

milk / l�t 

mill / moulen 

million / milyon 

mince / rache, filange 

mind / lespri 

mine / n min 

mine / prn pam 

minister / past� 

minor / min� 

mint / mant 

minute / minit 

miracle / mirak 

mirror / miwa, glas 

misery / miz� 

misfortune / mal� 

misguide / pedi 

miss / make 

mission / misyon 

missionary / misyon� 

mist / labrim 

mistake / er� 

mistress / metr�s, sou kote 

mistrust / n mefyans 

mistrust / v mefye 

mix / n melanj 

mix / v melanje 

mixed up / mele 

moan / rale, jemi 

mock / moke 

model / modil 

moderate / modere 

moist / imid, mouye 

molest / deranje, moleste 

moment / moman 

Monday / lendi 

money / lajan, k�b 

monger / pous� dife 

monkey / makak 

monster / mons 

month / mwa 

mood / atmosf�, atitid 

moon / lalin 

more / adj plis 

more than / pi plis, pi gran pase 

morning / maten 

moss / bab pany�l 

most / anpil, plis 

moth / papiyon lanp 

moth / manman 

motion / mouvman 

motor / mot� 

mount / m�n 

mountain / m�n, montay 

mourn / pote s�y 

mouse / sourit 

moustache / moustach 

mouth / bouch 

move / deplase 

move into / v. enstale (pronoun) 

movement / mouman 

much / anpil 

muck / fimye 

mud / labou 

mushroom / chanpiyon, djondjon 

music / mizik 

must / v dwe, f� 

must / n nesesite 

mute / b�b� 

mutton / mouton 

mutual / resipw�k 

my / mwen 

mysterious / mistik 




Kreyol / English



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m - short form of mwen (me)
ma - residue (pulp, grounds)
mab - marble
mabi - (n) a kind of alcoholic beverage
mabouya - (n) lizard
mabyal - in a bad mood
mach - step 
machandaj  - bargaining 
machande  - bargain v. 
machande - haggle 
mache, fonksyone - function v. 
mache - market 
mache - walk v 
mache - work (to function) 
machin, vwati - car 
machin  - machine n 
machin - engine 
machin - vehicle 
machwa (machw�) - jaw 
madanm, (pl. medanm) - woman 
madanm, fanm - wife 
madanm - lady 
madi - Tuesday 
madichon - curse
madichonnen - to curse, cursed
madigra - Mardi Gras  
madigra - a clown, a fool
madigra - a person in custom for Mardi Gras
madivin�z (madivin) - (n) lesbian
madmwaz�l - girl (singular)
madre - clever
madriye - (n) beam (wood)
mafweze (mafreze) - wretched
mafya - shady person  
magazen, boutik - shop n 
magazen - store n 
magouy - enigma 
magouy� - lucre 
maji - magic
majigridji - (v) scribble; fool around
majik, sanp - magic 
majistra - magistrate 
maj� - major n 
majore - overcharge 
majorite - majority 
mak, tach - mark n 
mak - feature 
mak - make n 
makak - monkey 
make - mark v 
make - miss 
mal; move - bad 
mal - ache 
mal - male 
mal - wrong 
malad - ill 
malad - sick 
maladi - disease 
maladwa - clumsy 
maladwa - clumsy adj 
mal� - misfortune 
malediksyon - curse n 
malen - cunning 
malerezman - unfortunately 
malfini, alfini - hawk 
malfini - eagle 
malgre, byenke - although 
malgre - despite 
malgre - in spite of 
malis - malice 
malkalkile - miscalculate 
malmennen - torture v 
malonn�t - rudeness 
malonn�t - unkind 
malpw�p - nasty 
maltrete - harm 
maltrete - mistreat 
malveyan - malevolent 
maman poul - hen 
mam�, ch�s� - nun 
manb - member 
manch, (v) manyen, touche, okipe - handle 
manch - sleeve 
manda, ch�k - warrant 
mande kons�y - consult v 
mande, sipliye - beg 
mande - ask 
mande - demand v 
mande - request v. 
mandyan - beggar 
mango - mango 
mani - vice 
manifestasyon - manifestation 
manifoul - manifold 
maniskri - manuscript 
manje , repa - meal 
manje midi - lunch 
manje chiklet - chew gum v. 
manje,  lanouriti - food 
manje midi - lunch 
manje - aliment 
manje - eat 
mank, (v) manke - lack 
manke kenbe - almost catch 
manke kenbe - almost (almost catch) 
manke - lack (v) 
manm, manb - member 
manman - moth 
mannken - puppet 
mansyo, gro kay - mansion 
mansyone - mention 
mant - mint 
mantal  - mental 
mantalite - mentality 
manti, boul - lie 
manti - false 
manti - fib n 
mantl�, dj�l� - liar 
manto - coat n 
manton - chin 
manyak - captious 
many�l - manual adj 
manyen, touche, okipe - handle (v) 
manyen - touch v 
manyifik - magnificent 
mare, bande - tie v 
mare, sere, ponyen - clench v 
mare min - frown 
mare, uni - bind 
mare min - frown v 
mare - chained 
mare - fasten 
mare - tie down 
mare - unite 
mare - weave v 
marekaj - marsh 
mari - husband 
maron - brown 
maryaj, sendika - union 
maryaj - marriage 
maryaj - wedding 
marye, kole - couple v 
marye - marry 
mas, gro moso - lump 
mas - March 
mas - mass 
masaje - rub v 
masakre - masacre 
mask - cloak n 
maske - mask , wear a 
mat - dull 
matant - aunt 
match - match 
match - match n 
matche - match v 
matematik - mathematics 
maten - morning 
mat�nite - maternity 
matery�l - material adj 
materyo, maty� - material n 
Matia - Martinique 
matlo - mate n 
mato - hammer 
maty�, problem - matter 
maty� - material n 
maty� - material 
mawon - evade 
mayi - corn 
mayi - maize 
me - May 
m�b - furniture 
mechan - cruel 
mechan - wicked 
medikal - medical 
medite - meditate 
medya - media (news) 
mefyans - mistrust n 
mefye - beware 
mefye - mistrust v 
m�ji - mercury 
mekontantman - discontent 
m�kredi - Wednesday 
melanj - mix n 
melanje, v  mele - mix v 
melanje, mele - entangle 
mele, anbouye - ravel v 
mele - confused 
mele - confused adj 
mele - entangle 
mele - mix v 
mele - mixed up 
mele - tangle 
meli melo - fuss 
memwa - memory 
men wi - of course 
men, sepedan, poutan, epoutan - however 
men - but 
men - hand 
men - here 
menas - menace n 
menas - threat n 
menase  - threaten v 
menm, par�y - alike 
menm, par�y - alike 
menm ak - as 
menm - even adv 
menm - same 
menm - very (the same) 
menmen, papa - enormous 
mennen - bring 
men�t - handcuffs 
mens - slim 
mentni - argue 
mentni - maintain 
mepri - contempt 
meprize - look down on 
meprize - scorn v 
merit - merit n 
merite - deserve 
merite - merit v 
merite - worthy 
mesaj - message 
mesye, moun, n�g, nonm - man 
m�t - may 
m�t - owner 
mete sou pye - put under way 
mete, poze - place v 
mete, depoze, sere, foure, etenn - put 
mete - get down 
mete - wear v 
m�tkay - host 
met�d - method 
metr�s, sou kote - mistress 
m�tri - bruise v 
metrize - master v. 
metye, pwofesyon - profession 
metye - trade n 
m�v�y - wonder n 
mey�, pi bon - best adj 
mezi - measure n 
mezire - measure v 
mi, panno - wall 
mi, apwen - ripe 
mi - mature 
midi - noon 
mijote, konsonmen - smoulder 
mil - thousand 
milisyen - militia man 
militan - militant 
milyon - million 
min - mine n 
min� - minor 
ministe - minister (government) 
minit - minute 
minorite - minority 
minr� - ore 
mirak - miracle 
mis - nurse 
misk, musk - brawn 
miskle, muskle - brawny 
mistik - mysterious 
misyon - mission 
misyon� - missionary 
mitan - heart 
mitan - middle n 
miwa, glas - mirror 
miwate - gleam 
miy� - best adv 
miy� - best 
miz� - misery 
miz� - wretch 
mizerab - wretched 
mizik - music 
mizik - tune 
mo, paw�l - word 
m� - dead 
mobilizasyon - mobilization 
m�de - bite 
mod�l, egzanp - pattern n 
mod�l - model 
modele - pattern v 
modere - moderate 
mod�s - humble 
modi - curse v 
modi - curse 
modi - damn v 
modil, mod�l - model 
m�fl� - exhaust n 
moke - fun, make .. of 
moke - mock 
m�ksis - sullen 
moleste - molest 
moman - instant (n) 
moman - moment 
m�n, montay - mountain 
m�n - hill 
m�n - mount 
monnen - change n 
monnen - coin n 
monnonk - uncle 
mons - monster 
monseny� - archbishop 
mont - watch n 
montan, total - amount 
montan - proceeds 
montay - mountain 
monte grad - promote 
monte paten - skate 
monte - ascend 
monte - ascent 
monte - assemble 
monte - erect 
monte - erect v 
monte - get in a vehicle 
monte - go up 
monte - lift 
monte - ride v 
montre, anseye - teach 
montre - impart 
montre - indicate 
montre - indicate 
montre - instruct 
montre - point v 
montre - show v 
moso, py�s - piece n 
moso, py�s, pati - part 
mot�, machin - engine 
mot� - motor 
motive - motivate 
mou - soft 
mouch  - fly n 
mouche - blow (your nose) 
mouchwa - handkerchief 
moulen - grind 
moulen - grinder 
moulen - mill 
mouman - movement 
moumou  - bathrobe 
moun m�n - hillbilly 
moun, n�g, nonm - man 
moun, imen - human 
moun, p�p - people 
moun - person 
mouri, m� - dead 
mouri grangou - starve 
mouri - deaden 
mouri - deaden 
mouri - die 
moustach - moustache 
mouton - lamb 
mouton - mutton 
mouton - sheep 
mouvman - motion 
mouye, mwat - damp 
mouye - humid 
mouye - moist 
mouye - moist 
mouye - wet 
move, mal - wrong 
move, fache - mean adj 
move tan  - bad weather 
move tan, loraj - storm 
move z� - spirit 
move - evil 
musk - brawn 
muskle - brawny 
mwa - month 
mwat - clammy 
mwat - damp 
mwatye - half (n) 
mwayen, dous - mild 
mway�n - average 
mway�n - mean n 
mwayen - means 
Mwayennoryan - Middle East 
mwen - me 
mwen - my 
mwenn - least 
mwens, mwenn - least 
mwens - less 
mye, miy� - best adv 
my�l, ab�y - bee 
my�t - crumb









 

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