orait

See also: oráit

Afrikaans

Adjective

orait (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. alternative spelling of ôraait

Adverb

orait

1. alternative spelling of ôraait

Interjection

orait

1. alternative spelling of ôraait

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English alright.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.rait/ [ˈɔ.rai̯t̪]
• Hyphenation: o‧rait

Interjection

orait

1. used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English all right.

Adjective

orait

1. all right, fine, well
   • 2002, anonymous author, Kirap!‎:

     Marian i tok: “Tasol mi pilim orait.”

     “But I feel fine,” answered Marian.

Derived terms

• tok orait (“permission, consent”)

Conjunction

orait

1. then (in an if-statement)
   • 1995, John Verhaar, Toward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: an experiment in corpus linguistics‎, →ISBN, page 433:

     Mekim olsem pinis, orait tupela i planim taro na banana, na kumu, painap, kon, tomato, na kaukau tu.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. then (afterwards)
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:3:

     Na God i tok olsem, “Lait i mas kamap.” Orait lait i kamap.

     →New International Version translation

Related terms

• sapos