weldok

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English wild dog.

Noun

weldok

  1. wild dog, fox, wolf

Usage notes

Only used to mean "wolf" in translations of English texts which include wolves, as there are no wolves in Papua New Guinea.

References

  • Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008) Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 120
  • Verhaar, John. (1995) Towards a Reference Grammar of Tok Pisin, University of Hawai'i Press, page 175