"as" meaning in Tok Pisin

See as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From English arse. Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|en|arse}} English arse Head templates: {{head|tpi|nouns}} as
  1. buttocks, backside
    Sense id: en-as-tpi-noun-PS6gOHE9 Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 36 12 12 41
  2. bottom, base
    Sense id: en-as-tpi-noun-sbQHD1tl Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 36 12 12 41
  3. reason, meaning, motivation
    Sense id: en-as-tpi-noun-udg-g4w1 Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 36 12 12 41
  4. beginning, source
    Sense id: en-as-tpi-noun-1MYatwsA Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 20 11 19 50 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 36 12 12 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: as bilong trabel, as nating, asbin, asples, astingting, astok
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "as bilong trabel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "as nating"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "asbin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "asples"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "astingting"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "astok"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "arse"
      },
      "expansion": "English arse",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English arse.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "as",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 12 12 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tpi",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "tpi:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "buttocks, backside"
      ],
      "id": "en-as-tpi-noun-PS6gOHE9",
      "links": [
        [
          "buttock",
          "buttock"
        ],
        [
          "backside",
          "backside"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 12 12 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tpi",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "tpi:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bottom, base"
      ],
      "id": "en-as-tpi-noun-sbQHD1tl",
      "links": [
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "base",
          "base"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 12 12 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tpi",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "tpi:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reason, meaning, motivation"
      ],
      "id": "en-as-tpi-noun-udg-g4w1",
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ],
        [
          "motivation",
          "motivation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 11 19 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 12 12 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tpi",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "tpi:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beginning, source"
      ],
      "id": "en-as-tpi-noun-1MYatwsA",
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "as"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 56 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin nouns",
    "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
    "tpi:Anatomy"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "as bilong trabel"
    },
    {
      "word": "as nating"
    },
    {
      "word": "asbin"
    },
    {
      "word": "asples"
    },
    {
      "word": "astingting"
    },
    {
      "word": "astok"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "arse"
      },
      "expansion": "English arse",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English arse.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "as",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "buttocks, backside"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "buttock",
          "buttock"
        ],
        [
          "backside",
          "backside"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bottom, base"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "base",
          "base"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reason, meaning, motivation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ],
        [
          "motivation",
          "motivation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beginning, source"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "as"
}

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