pekpek wara wantaim blut

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From pekpek wara (“diarrhea”) +‎ wantaim (“with”) +‎ blut (“blood”).

Noun

pekpek wara wantaim blut

  1. dysentery
    • Unknown, anonymous author, King Jems Pisin Baibel‎[1]:
      Na em i kamap olsem, long papa bilong Publias i slip sik long wanpela skinhat na pekpek wara wantaim blut.
      It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery.

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