Pijin

Pi·jin
P3I1J8I1N1
US, UK/ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/

proper noun

In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.

OriginPijin Pijin ← English pidgin →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.

Origin

  1. Englishpidgin
  2. PijinPijin
  3. EnglishPijin

Borrowed from Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 皮京語 /皮京语
  • 皮京語 /皮京语 (Píjīngyǔ)language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Finnish pijin
  • pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
French Pijin
  • Pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
German Pijin
  • Pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Italian lingua pijin
  • lingua pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Japanese ピジン語
  • ピジン語 (Pijingo)language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Korean 피진어
  • 피진어 (pijineo)language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Polish neosalomoński
  • neosalomońskilanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Portuguese pijin, língua pijin
  • pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
  • língua pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Russian пиджин Соломоновых островов, нео-соломоник
  • пиджин Соломоновых островов (pidžin Solomonovyx ostrovov)language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
  • нео-соломоник (neo-solomonik)language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
  • соломонский пиджин (solomonskij pidžin)language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Spanish pidgin salomonense, neosalomonense
  • pidgin salomonenselanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
  • neosalomonenselanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Swedish pijin
  • pijinlanguage spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Pijin

pigeonpidginwigeonsmidgencommon wood pigeon
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Sounds the same

pidgin
Cite this entry
APA

Pijin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pijin

MLA

“Pijin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pijin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pijin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pijin.

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