"abus" meaning in Tok Pisin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈabus/
Etymology: From English animals. Etymology templates: {{inh|tpi|en|animals}} English animals Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} abus
  1. animal
    Sense id: en-abus-tpi-noun-q5GoLRTP
  2. meat
    Sense id: en-abus-tpi-noun-WdbWFDH8
  3. (hunting) game
    Sense id: en-abus-tpi-noun-bKXKt35w Categories (other): Hunting, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 7 13 5 4 8 0 2 3 6 4 2 2 10 2 2 15 10 4 3 Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
  4. side-dish
    Sense id: en-abus-tpi-noun-1W3FQywp
  5. garnish
    Sense id: en-abus-tpi-noun-MZXzUeNJ
  6. (figuratively) something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast') Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-abus-tpi-noun-RqGOxSkc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abusim
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          "english": "I cut the meat with a knife.",
          "ref": "1979, Ellen B. Woolford, Aspects of Tok Pisin Grammar, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →DOI, →ISBN, page 78:",
          "text": "Mi katim abus long naip.",
          "translation": "I cut the meat with a knife.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "(figuratively) something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast')"
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈabus/"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "Mi katim abus long naip.",
          "translation": "I cut the meat with a knife.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "lifestyle"
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      "glosses": [
        "side-dish"
      ],
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        [
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          "side-dish"
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          "garnish",
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast')"
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈabus/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abus"
}

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