sik bilong bel hevi

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From sik (“illness”) +‎ bilong (“of”) +‎ bel (“seat of emotions”) +‎ hevi (“problem”), literally “illness of emotional problems”.

Noun

sik bilong bel hevi

  1. depression
    • 2009, anonymous author, Kirap!‎[1]:
      Sik bilong bel hevi em i no samting bilong sem long en.
      Depression is nothing to be ashamed of.
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