Break

"Break" in tpi

bruk

(intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

bruk

(intransitive, of a bone: to crack)

bruk

(intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

brukim

(transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

brukim

(transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

brukim

(to divide (money) into smaller units)

brukim

(transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

brukim

(transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.