bel solap sik

Tok Pisin

Etymology

A compound phrase that translates to "swollen stomach disease."

Noun

bel solap sik

  1. A disease that affects the liver.
    • 2022 March 31, anonymous author, The National[1] (in English):
      Tikindi said liver disease was what the local people refer to as bel solap sik (swollen stomach disease) or sik bilong ples (disease of the village) which some believed was a result of sorcery.