bosim

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English boss +‎ -im.

Verb

bosim trans.

1. To oversee; to control
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:18:

     ...na bilong bosim taim bilong san i mas lait na taim bilong nait i mas kamap, na bilong brukim tudak na tulait.

     →New International Version translation

Related terms

• bos