meli

meaning

woman, female, feminine person; wife

see also

mije, tonsi

semantic space · lipamanka

The semantic space of mije contains men and masculinity. The semantic space of meli contains women and femininity. These words are as well defined as the concepts they represent, so it's left intentionally broad without specifying further. This means that for beings that can talk to you, they decide if they fit within the semantic space of either of these words.

ku translations

female⁵, lady⁴, woman⁴, girl³, wife², cisgender woman², transgender woman², ma’am²

pu verbatim

NOUN woman, female, feminine person; wife

usage

widespread · 82% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

Tok Pisin · meri ‘woman, wife, feminine’ ← Tolai mari ‘pretty’ & English Mary

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