"manmeri" meaning in Tok Pisin

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Noun

Etymology: From man (“man”) + meri (“woman”), a calque of a formation common in Papuan languages, e.g. Waskia kadimet (“people”) (from kadi (“man”) and imet (“woman”)). Etymology templates: {{compound|tpi|man|meri|gloss1=man|gloss2=woman}} man (“man”) + meri (“woman”), {{cog|wsk|kadimet||people}} Waskia kadimet (“people”), {{m|wsk|kadi||man}} kadi (“man”), {{m|wsk|imet||woman}} imet (“woman”) Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} manmeri
  1. People Synonyms: pipel [uncommon]
    Sense id: en-manmeri-tpi-noun-fbIIlwU7 Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header

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      },
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    },
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          ],
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        }
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "woman"
      },
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        "2": "noun"
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      "name": "head"
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        "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
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        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "pipel"
    }
  ],
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