"blak" meaning in Tok Pisin

See blak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From English black. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin blak. Etymology templates: {{inh|tpi|en|black}} English black, {{cog|bi,pis|blak}} Bislama and Pijin blak Head templates: {{head|tpi|adjective}} blak
  1. black Synonyms: blakpela Derived forms: blakpela Related terms: blakbot
    Sense id: en-blak-tpi-adj-wAbH46sU Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Colors

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "black",
      "black#English"
    ],
    [
      "Bislama",
      "blak#Bislama"
    ],
    [
      "blak",
      "blak#Pijin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "black"
      },
      "expansion": "English black",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi,pis",
        "2": "blak"
      },
      "expansion": "Bislama and Pijin blak",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English black. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin blak.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "blak",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 9 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tpi",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "tpi:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "blakpela"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black"
      ],
      "id": "en-blak-tpi-adj-wAbH46sU",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "blakbot"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blakpela"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blak"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "blakpela"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "black",
      "black#English"
    ],
    [
      "Bislama",
      "blak#Bislama"
    ],
    [
      "blak",
      "blak#Pijin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "black"
      },
      "expansion": "English black",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi,pis",
        "2": "blak"
      },
      "expansion": "Bislama and Pijin blak",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English black. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin blak.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "blak",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "blakbot"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 9 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tok Pisin adjectives",
        "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tok Pisin lemmas",
        "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
        "Tok Pisin terms inherited from English",
        "tpi:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blakpela"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blak"
}

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