mekim

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Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

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mekim

  1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular of mek

Tok Pisin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English make +‎ -im.

Verb

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mekim trans.

  1. to make; to create
    • 1995, John Verhaar, Toward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: an experiment in corpus linguistics[1], →ISBN, page 433:
      Mekim olsem pinis, orait tupela i planim taro na banana, na kumu, painap, kon, tomato, na kaukau tu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to do
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:13:
      Orait God, Bikpela i askim meri olsem, “Watpo yu mekim dispela samting?” Na meri i bekim tok olsem, “Snek i grisim mi na mi kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai.”
      →New International Version translation

Synonyms

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