"bikpela" meaning in Tok Pisin

See bikpela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From English big + -pela. Etymology templates: {{af|tpi|big<lang:en>|-pela}} English big + -pela Head templates: {{head|tpi|adjective}} bikpela
  1. big Synonyms (big): traipela, patpela
    Sense id: en-bikpela-tpi-adj-KiH-bVkq Disambiguation of 'big': 83 0 17 0
  2. severe (when referring to an illness, pain, or unfortunate situation) Synonyms (referring to a severe illness, pain, or unfortunate situation): nogut
    Sense id: en-bikpela-tpi-adj-HIazAmFI Disambiguation of 'referring to a severe illness, pain, or unfortunate situation': 0 97 3 0
  3. important
    Sense id: en-bikpela-tpi-adj-NKmJ6z4i
  4. adult
    Sense id: en-bikpela-tpi-adj-f9w-gDjo

Noun

Etymology: From English big + -pela. Etymology templates: {{af|tpi|big<lang:en>|-pela}} English big + -pela Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} bikpela
  1. master
    Sense id: en-bikpela-tpi-noun-~GE7Tf1n
  2. lord
    Sense id: en-bikpela-tpi-noun-CWs3ZNlh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -pela Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 27 0 0 12 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 12 0 0 8 81 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 1 1 8 78 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -pela: 0 6 0 0 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bos, masta
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      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "big<lang:en>",
        "3": "-pela"
      },
      "expansion": "English big + -pela",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English big + -pela.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "big"
      ],
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        ]
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          "_dis1": "83 0 17 0",
          "sense": "big",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 0 17 0",
          "sense": "big",
          "word": "patpela"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 97 3 0",
          "sense": "referring to a severe illness, pain, or unfortunate situation",
          "word": "nogut"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "important"
      ],
      "id": "en-bikpela-tpi-adj-NKmJ6z4i",
      "links": [
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "adult"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bikpela"
}

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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English big + -pela.",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 6 0 0 6 88",
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          "name": "Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -pela",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "lord"
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      "links": [
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "masta"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin nouns",
    "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
    "Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -pela"
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English big + -pela.",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "big"
      ],
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        [
          "big",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "severe (when referring to an illness, pain, or unfortunate situation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "important"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "adult"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "big",
      "word": "traipela"
    },
    {
      "sense": "big",
      "word": "patpela"
    },
    {
      "sense": "referring to a severe illness, pain, or unfortunate situation",
      "word": "nogut"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bikpela"
}

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    "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
    "Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -pela"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "master"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "lord"
      ],
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        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "bos"
    },
    {
      "word": "masta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bikpela"
}

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