different between shared vs wantok

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????(?)d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d

Verb

shared

1. simple past tense and past participle of share

Adjective

shared (not comparable)

1. Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.

Synonyms

• (multiple entities): common, mutual; see also Thesaurus:joint

Translations

Anagrams

• Dahers, Dasher, Heards, Herdas, Sheard, dasher, rashed, red ash, shader, sheard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin wantok, from English one talk, that is, a speaker of the same language.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?nt?k/, /-t??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?nt?k/, /-to?k/
• Hyphenation: wan?tok

Noun

wantok (plural wantoks)

1. (Melanesia, Papua New Guinea) A close comrade; a person with whom one has a strong social bond, usually based on a shared language.

Usage notes

• The word may be used to casually address a friend: “Hello, wantok.”

Derived terms

• wantokism

Translations

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English one talk (alternatively, it can be seen as a compound of wan +? tok).

Noun

wantok

1. a close friend, to whom one gives complete loyalty
2. any person with a shared set of Melanesian cultural values, usually based on speaking a closely related language