"aelan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Bislama]

Etymology: From English island. Cognate with Pijin aelan and Tok Pisin ailan. Etymology templates: {{inh|bi|en|island}} English island, {{cog|pis|aelan}} Pijin aelan, {{cog|tpi|ailan}} Tok Pisin ailan Head templates: {{head|bi|noun}} aelan
  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
    Sense id: en-aelan-bi-noun-qaxWgxcI Categories (other): Bislama entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Geography, Landforms Disambiguation of Bislama entries with incorrect language header: 44 19 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 27 27 Disambiguation of Geography: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Landforms: 61 33 6
  2. (specifically) home island Tags: specifically
    Sense id: en-aelan-bi-noun-iNKUo70U Categories (other): Bislama entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bislama entries with incorrect language header: 44 19 37
  3. (attributive) local, native, traditional, indigenous (technologically unsophisticated) Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-aelan-bi-noun-UqW9-31N Categories (other): Bislama entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bislama entries with incorrect language header: 44 19 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aelan dres (english: Mother Hubbard dress), aelan gavman (english: local government), aelan kabis, kabis aelan (english: aibika (Abelmoschus manihot)), aelan kakae (english: local/traditional food), aelan kot (english: island court), aelan miks (english: home brew), aelan sot (english: colourful short-sleeved shirt), aelan taro, taro aelan (english: taro (Colocasia esculenta))

Noun [Pijin]

Etymology: From English island. Cognate with Bislama aelan and Tok Pisin ailan. Etymology templates: {{inh|pis|en|island}} English island, {{cog|bi|aelan}} Bislama aelan, {{cog|tpi|ailan}} Tok Pisin ailan Head templates: {{head|pis|noun}} aelan
  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water) Derived forms: aelanda (english: islander), disaelan (english: this island), Solomon Aelan (english: Solomon Islands)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Mother Hubbard dress",
      "translation": "Mother Hubbard dress",
      "word": "aelan dres"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "local government",
      "translation": "local government",
      "word": "aelan gavman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "aelan kabis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "aibika (Abelmoschus manihot)",
      "translation": "aibika (Abelmoschus manihot)",
      "word": "kabis aelan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "local/traditional food",
      "translation": "local/traditional food",
      "word": "aelan kakae"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "island court",
      "translation": "island court",
      "word": "aelan kot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "home brew",
      "translation": "home brew",
      "word": "aelan miks"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "colourful short-sleeved shirt",
      "translation": "colourful short-sleeved shirt",
      "word": "aelan sot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "aelan taro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "taro (Colocasia esculenta)",
      "translation": "taro (Colocasia esculenta)",
      "word": "taro aelan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English island",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pis",
        "2": "aelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Pijin aelan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ailan"
      },
      "expansion": "Tok Pisin ailan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English island. Cognate with Pijin aelan and Tok Pisin ailan.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "aelan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bislama",
  "lang_code": "bi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 19 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bislama entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 26 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 27 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "bi",
          "name": "Geography",
          "orig": "bi:Geography",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 33 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "bi",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "bi:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          ],
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Our country has many islands.",
          "text": "Kantri blong yumi i gat fulap aelan.",
          "translation": "Our country has many islands.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "island (area of land completely surrounded by water)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aelan-bi-noun-qaxWgxcI",
      "links": [
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          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 19 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bislama entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          ],
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          ],
          "english": "I'm going back to my home island.",
          "text": "Mi go bak long aelan blong mi.",
          "translation": "I'm going back to my home island.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "home island"
      ],
      "id": "en-aelan-bi-noun-iNKUo70U",
      "links": [
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(specifically) home island"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "specifically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 19 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bislama entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          ],
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            [
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "I've had enough of rice, now I want a plate of local food.",
          "text": "Mi kakae raes gogo mi taed, mi wantem kakae wan plet aelan kakae naoia.",
          "translation": "I've had enough of rice, now I want a plate of local food.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "local, native, traditional, indigenous (technologically unsophisticated)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aelan-bi-noun-UqW9-31N",
      "links": [
        [
          "local",
          "local"
        ],
        [
          "native",
          "native"
        ],
        [
          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ],
        [
          "indigenous",
          "indigenous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(attributive) local, native, traditional, indigenous (technologically unsophisticated)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aelan"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "pis",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "English island",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi",
        "2": "aelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Bislama aelan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ailan"
      },
      "expansion": "Tok Pisin ailan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English island. Cognate with Bislama aelan and Tok Pisin ailan.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "pis",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "aelan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Pijin",
  "lang_code": "pis",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pijin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pis",
          "name": "Geography",
          "orig": "pis:Geography",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pis",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "pis:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "islander",
          "translation": "islander",
          "word": "aelanda"
        },
        {
          "english": "this island",
          "translation": "this island",
          "word": "disaelan"
        },
        {
          "english": "Solomon Islands",
          "translation": "Solomon Islands",
          "word": "Solomon Aelan"
        }
      ],
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            [
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              39
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              50,
              56
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This year I'm going to spend Christmas on my home island.",
          "text": "Disfala iia bae mi Krismas lo hom aelan.",
          "translation": "This year I'm going to spend Christmas on my home island.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "island (area of land completely surrounded by water)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aelan-pis-noun-qaxWgxcI",
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aelan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Bislama entries with incorrect language header",
    "Bislama lemmas",
    "Bislama nouns",
    "Bislama terms derived from English",
    "Bislama terms inherited from English",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "bi:Geography",
    "bi:Landforms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Mother Hubbard dress",
      "translation": "Mother Hubbard dress",
      "word": "aelan dres"
    },
    {
      "english": "local government",
      "translation": "local government",
      "word": "aelan gavman"
    },
    {
      "word": "aelan kabis"
    },
    {
      "english": "aibika (Abelmoschus manihot)",
      "translation": "aibika (Abelmoschus manihot)",
      "word": "kabis aelan"
    },
    {
      "english": "local/traditional food",
      "translation": "local/traditional food",
      "word": "aelan kakae"
    },
    {
      "english": "island court",
      "translation": "island court",
      "word": "aelan kot"
    },
    {
      "english": "home brew",
      "translation": "home brew",
      "word": "aelan miks"
    },
    {
      "english": "colourful short-sleeved shirt",
      "translation": "colourful short-sleeved shirt",
      "word": "aelan sot"
    },
    {
      "word": "aelan taro"
    },
    {
      "english": "taro (Colocasia esculenta)",
      "translation": "taro (Colocasia esculenta)",
      "word": "taro aelan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "English island",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pis",
        "2": "aelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Pijin aelan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ailan"
      },
      "expansion": "Tok Pisin ailan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English island. Cognate with Pijin aelan and Tok Pisin ailan.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "aelan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bislama",
  "lang_code": "bi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bislama terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          ],
          "english": "Our country has many islands.",
          "text": "Kantri blong yumi i gat fulap aelan.",
          "translation": "Our country has many islands.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "island (area of land completely surrounded by water)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
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    },
    {
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        "Bislama terms with usage examples"
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          ],
          "english": "I'm going back to my home island.",
          "text": "Mi go bak long aelan blong mi.",
          "translation": "I'm going back to my home island.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "home island"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(specifically) home island"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "specifically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bislama terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "english": "I've had enough of rice, now I want a plate of local food.",
          "text": "Mi kakae raes gogo mi taed, mi wantem kakae wan plet aelan kakae naoia.",
          "translation": "I've had enough of rice, now I want a plate of local food.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "local, native, traditional, indigenous (technologically unsophisticated)"
      ],
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          "local",
          "local"
        ],
        [
          "native",
          "native"
        ],
        [
          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ],
        [
          "indigenous",
          "indigenous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(attributive) local, native, traditional, indigenous (technologically unsophisticated)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aelan"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "islander",
      "translation": "islander",
      "word": "aelanda"
    },
    {
      "english": "this island",
      "translation": "this island",
      "word": "disaelan"
    },
    {
      "english": "Solomon Islands",
      "translation": "Solomon Islands",
      "word": "Solomon Aelan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pis",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "English island",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "bi",
        "2": "aelan"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ailan"
      },
      "expansion": "Tok Pisin ailan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English island. Cognate with Bislama aelan and Tok Pisin ailan.",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun"
      },
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  "lang": "Pijin",
  "lang_code": "pis",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pijin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Pijin lemmas",
        "Pijin nouns",
        "Pijin terms derived from English",
        "Pijin terms inherited from English",
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          ],
          "english": "This year I'm going to spend Christmas on my home island.",
          "text": "Disfala iia bae mi Krismas lo hom aelan.",
          "translation": "This year I'm going to spend Christmas on my home island.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "island (area of land completely surrounded by water)"
      ],
      "links": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aelan"
}

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