kaikai

English

Noun

kaikai (uncountable)

  1. Nigerian gin

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Reduplication of kai ("food" in Polynesian languages)

Noun

kaikai

  1. food
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:11 (translation here):
      Bihain God i tok olsem, “Graun i mas kamapim ol kain kain diwai na gras na kaikai samting.”

Derived terms

Verb

kaikai intrans., transitive kaikaim

  1. eat
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:16 (translation here):
      Na God i tokim man olsem, “Yu ken kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong dispela gaden.

Usage notes

This is one of the only Tok Pisin verbs that may take a direct object but does not terminate in -im.

See also

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