putim

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English put +‎ -im.

Verb

putim trans.

1. to put; to place
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:17:

     Na em i putim ol dispela lait long skai bilong givim lait long graun...

     →New International Version translation

Usage notes

• Can function like an intransitive verb without an object when the object can be assumed.