"wantu" meaning in Tok Pisin

See wantu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From wan + tu. Etymology templates: {{compound|tpi|wan|tu}} wan + tu Head templates: {{head|tpi|adverb}} wantu
  1. immediately, instantaneously, in an instant
    Sense id: en-wantu-tpi-adv-J1njbro0 Categories (other): Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 0
  2. suddenly
    Sense id: en-wantu-tpi-adv-GCBJdJl-
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "wan",
        "3": "tu"
      },
      "expansion": "wan + tu",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wan + tu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "wantu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "→New International Version translation",
          "ref": "1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:17:",
          "text": "Tasol yu no ken kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai bilong givim gutpela save long wanem samting i gutpela na wanem samting i nogut. Sapos yu kaikai, wantu bai yu dai.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "immediately, instantaneously, in an instant"
      ],
      "id": "en-wantu-tpi-adv-J1njbro0",
      "links": [
        [
          "immediately",
          "immediately"
        ],
        [
          "instantaneously",
          "instantaneously"
        ],
        [
          "instant",
          "instant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "suddenly"
      ],
      "id": "en-wantu-tpi-adv-GCBJdJl-",
      "links": [
        [
          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wantu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tok Pisin adverbs",
    "Tok Pisin compound terms",
    "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tok Pisin lemmas"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "wan",
        "3": "tu"
      },
      "expansion": "wan + tu",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wan + tu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "wantu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tok Pisin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "→New International Version translation",
          "ref": "1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:17:",
          "text": "Tasol yu no ken kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai bilong givim gutpela save long wanem samting i gutpela na wanem samting i nogut. Sapos yu kaikai, wantu bai yu dai.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "immediately, instantaneously, in an instant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "immediately",
          "immediately"
        ],
        [
          "instantaneously",
          "instantaneously"
        ],
        [
          "instant",
          "instant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "suddenly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wantu"
}

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