"bilong" meaning in Tok Pisin

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Noun

Etymology: From Malay beliung. Etymology templates: {{bor|tpi|ms|beliung}} Malay beliung Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} bilong
  1. adze
    Sense id: en-bilong-tpi-noun-ghFRJXYN
  2. axe
    Sense id: en-bilong-tpi-noun-AlQS09-A
  3. hatchet
    Sense id: en-bilong-tpi-noun-W2leVvsk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Etymology: From English belong. Etymology templates: {{bor|tpi|en|belong}} English belong Head templates: {{head|tpi|preposition}} bilong
  1. of, belonging to
    Sense id: en-bilong-tpi-prep-2Pk74jLG
  2. having a tendency to, known for
    Sense id: en-bilong-tpi-prep-7fxb8-Kb
  3. for the purpose of
    Sense id: en-bilong-tpi-prep-DzvwS7BG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blong
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for bilong meaning in Tok Pisin (1.9kB)

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      "glosses": [
        "adze"
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      "id": "en-bilong-tpi-noun-ghFRJXYN",
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          "adze",
          "adze"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "hatchet"
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      "id": "en-bilong-tpi-noun-W2leVvsk",
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          "hatchet",
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    }
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "my sister",
          "text": "sista bilong mi"
        },
        {
          "english": "they gather the red flowers of this [shrub]",
          "ref": "James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 10",
          "text": "ol bai kisim retpela plaua bilong en"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of, belonging to"
      ],
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        [
          "belong",
          "belong"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a drunk",
          "text": "man bilong dringim bia"
        },
        {
          "english": "an aggressive man",
          "text": "man bilong paitim"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "having a tendency to, known for"
      ],
      "id": "en-bilong-tpi-prep-7fxb8-Kb",
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          "tendency",
          "tendency"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Bark for banishing spirits",
          "ref": "James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 38",
          "text": "Skin diwai bilong rausim tewel"
        }
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        "for the purpose of"
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      "glosses": [
        "axe"
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          "axe",
          "axe"
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        "hatchet"
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          "hatchet",
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    }
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    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin prepositions",
    "Tok Pisin terms borrowed from English",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "my sister",
          "text": "sista bilong mi"
        },
        {
          "english": "they gather the red flowers of this [shrub]",
          "ref": "James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 10",
          "text": "ol bai kisim retpela plaua bilong en"
        }
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        "of, belonging to"
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        [
          "belong",
          "belong"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "a drunk",
          "text": "man bilong dringim bia"
        },
        {
          "english": "an aggressive man",
          "text": "man bilong paitim"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "having a tendency to, known for"
      ],
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        [
          "tendency",
          "tendency"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Bark for banishing spirits",
          "ref": "James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 38",
          "text": "Skin diwai bilong rausim tewel"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for the purpose of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "blong"
    }
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  "word": "bilong"
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