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See also: holím
Tok Pisin
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Etymology
[edit]Believed to be from English hold + -im.
Verb
[edit]holim trans.
- stop
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:3:
- Tasol wanpela diwai i sanap namel tru, em God i tambuim mitupela long kaikai pikinini bilong en. God i bin tokim mitupela olsem, ‘Yutupela i no ken kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai, na tu yutupela i no ken holim, nogut yutupela i dai.’ ”