wait in Tok Pisin

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Etymology: From English white. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin waet. Etymology templates: {{inh|tpi|en|white}} English white, {{cog|bi,pis|waet}} Bislama and Pijin waet Head templates: {{head|tpi|adjective}} wait

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "white"
      },
      "expansion": "English white",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi,pis",
        "2": "waet"
      },
      "expansion": "Bislama and Pijin waet",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English white. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin waet.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "wait",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white"
      ],
      "id": "en-wait-tpi-adj-AY-pakRx",
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wait"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "white"
      },
      "expansion": "English white",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi,pis",
        "2": "waet"
      },
      "expansion": "Bislama and Pijin waet",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English white. Cognate with Bislama and Pijin waet.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "wait",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 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": [
        "white"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wait"
}

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"wait" meaning in Tok Pisin

Adjective