dok en silasil

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From dok (“injection”) + en (“of”) + silasil (“safety, protection, immunity”). Compare the identical construction in Pingelapese, doak in silasil (“vaccine, vaccination”).

Noun

dok en silasil

  1. vaccine
    dok en silasil ong kilitepw
    vaccine for chickenpox
  2. vaccination, immunization

Verb

dok en silasil

  1. (intransitive) to be vaccinated, immunized
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