sik mun

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From sik (“illness”) +‎ mun (“moon”), literally “illness of the moon (based on the similarity of lunar phases to the menstrual cycle)”.

Noun

sik mun

  1. menstruation
    • 2006, anonymous author, Kirap!‎[1]:
      Planti yangpela meri i ting mama bilong ol i nambawan gutpela rot bilong kisim save long sik mun.
      Most often, girls consider their mother to be the most important source of information about menstruation.
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