pukpuk

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpukpuk/, [ˈpuk.puk]
• Hyphenation: puk‧puk

Verb

púkpúk (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. Alternative spelling of pukpok

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

From Tolai pukpuk or a closely related language.

Noun

pukpuk

1. crocodile

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
• Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pukpuk.

Verb

pukpuk (used in the form magpukpuk)

1. to hammer

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Tolai pukpuk or a closely related language.

Noun

pukpuk

1. crocodile; alligator

Derived terms

• lukim yu bihain pukpuk

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[2], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
• Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tolai

Noun

pukpuk

1. crocodile

Descendants

• Samoan Plantation Pidgin: pukpuk
• Tok Pisin: pukpuk

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[3], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN