save

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Portuguese sabe (“know”). Compare Bislama save.

Verb

save

1. (transitive) to know
2. (transitive) to understand
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 18:21:

     Olsem na bai mi go daun na lukim pasin ol dispela manmeri i mekim. Na bai mi ken save, ol dispela tok mi harim pinis, em i tru o nogat.

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3. (transitive) to make a practice or habit of
4. (transitive) to learn
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:22:

     Bihain God, Bikpela i tok, “Man i save pinis long wanem samting i gutpela na wanem samting i nogut, na em i kamap wankain olsem yumi. Orait yumi no ken larim em i go klostu long dispela diwai bilong givim laip. Nogut em i kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai tu na em i stap oltaim.”

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Derived terms

• luksave

Adverb

save

1. habitually
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:

     Tasol graun i no bin i stap olsem yumi save lukim nau.

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Noun

save

1. knowledge
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:9:

     Na i gat narapela diwai tu i stap, em diwai bilong givim gutpela save long wanem samting i gutpela na wanem samting i nogut.

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