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lanmou
n.English love
Français amour
A deep feeling of affection, attachment, or devotion toward a person, thing, or ideal.
Sentiment profond d'affection, d'attachement ou de dévouement envers une personne, une chose ou un idéal.
Santiman fò nan kè yon moun pou yon lòt moun oswa yon bagay.
Variants:
damou
lanmou-lanmou
renmen
💬 Example Sentences
Nan fanmi sa a, pa gen lanmou menm.
There's no love in that family.
Dans cette famille, il n'y a pas d'amour du tout.
Li gen yon foli damou pou msye a pase ki.
She has a love for him like no other.
Elle a un amour fou pour lui comme aucun autre.
Se renmen m gen nan kè m pou ou, ki fè m pale avè ou konsa.
It's the love I have in my heart for you that makes me speak to you like that.
C'est l'amour que j'ai dans mon cœur pour toi qui me fait te parler ainsi.
🔗 Compounds & Expressions
koudfoud
love at first sight
coup de foudre
pitit deyò
love child
enfant illégitime
fè lanmou
make love
faire l'amour
lanmou patènèl
paternal love
amour paternel
🌿 Pwovèb (2)
« Renmen sere, renmen touye. »
Hidden love is love that kills.
L'amour caché est un amour qui tue.
« Bay kou bliye, pote mak sonje. »
The one who strikes forgets, the one who bears the scar remembers.
Celui qui frappe oublie, celui qui porte la cicatrice se souvient.
📜 Etymology
Fr. l'amour → lanmou. Classic Kreyòl agglutination of the French article with the noun.
📝 Usage & Cultural Notes
'Damou' is both adjective and verb — 'li damou' means 'he/she is in love.' The expression 'mouri pou' (to die for) is used idiomatically for deep affection.
📚 Literary Connections
Coming soon — literary appearances from the History of Haitian Literature.