bikpela

Tok Pisin: bik + -pela.

See original Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

  1. big, large
    moa bikpela bigger
    bikpela moa very large indeed
    bikpela tumas very large indeed
    go / kamap bikpela to grow, to be growing up
    bikpela liklik medium sized
    opim maus bikpela to open the mouth wide
    em i bikpela pinis he is grown up
    em i (moa) bikpela long mi he is bigger than I
    em i laik bikpela nau he is close to being grown up

  1. important, of high reputation ® bikman
    nem i bikpela to be famous, to be well known
    ol bikpela man adults, headmen of a village, important men, men of influence and authority

Proper noun forms

  1. Church: Bikpela the Lord
    Bikpela i mekim gut long Sara olsem em i bin promis Stat 21:1 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken Genesis 21:1

  1. Church: God, Bikpela the Lord God
    Bihain God, Bikpela i kisim graun na em i wokim man long en Stat 2:7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground Genesis 2:7

Noun forms

  1. Kind of person: elder sibling
    em i bikpela bilong mi he is my older brother; he is my big brother

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