"man" meaning in Tok Pisin

See man in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From English man. Etymology templates: {{etymon|tpi|:der|en:man}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mon-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*mann-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Tok Pisin", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tpi" }" data-lang="tpi" data-title="man">, {{der|tpi|en|man}} English man Head templates: {{head|tpi|adjectives}} man
  1. male Tags: masculine Synonyms: manmeri (english: people), pipel (english: people) Derived forms: bigman, konman, manmeri, paniman
    Sense id: en-man-tpi-adj-DSSOgsYs Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Tok Pisin entries with etymon, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Male Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with etymon: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Male: 64 36 0

Noun

Etymology: From English man. Etymology templates: {{etymon|tpi|:der|en:man}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mon-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*mann-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Tok Pisin", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tpi" }" data-lang="tpi" data-title="man">, {{der|tpi|en|man}} English man Head templates: {{head|tpi|nouns}} man
  1. man (adult male human)
    Sense id: en-man-tpi-noun-e~vwn0Ue Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Tok Pisin entries with etymon, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with etymon: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33
  2. (only in the plural, collective, or generic) person, people Tags: collective, in-plural
    Sense id: en-man-tpi-noun-3NJNC6HW Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, People Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100
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