Contionary:Toki Pona/pimeja

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Toki Pona

pimeja in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph is composed of the color radical (a triangle), which itself may be representing a prism, and a cross, indicating the lack of light. Compare tok ("jelo") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("laso") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("loje") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("walo") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

Toki Pona/pimeja

  1. black, blackish
  2. dark, unlit
    Antonym: suno

Noun

Toki Pona/pimeja

  1. the color black
  2. darkness, shadow
    1. night
      tenpo pimejanight-time (literally, “dark time”)

Verb

Toki Pona/pimeja

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be dark or darken

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