Contionary:Toki Pona/moku
Toki Pona
Glyph origin
Template:Tok-sitelen The sitelen pona glyph is a composite of tok ("luka") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") and dotless tok ("uta") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"). Compare tok ("kepeken") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("pali") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("pana") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
- (ambitransitive) To consume; to eat, drink, or use up.
- sina moku e kili la, sina kama wawa.
- If you eat vegetables, you will become strong.
- (ambitransitive) To be or turn into food or drink; to be, become, or make edible.
- kasi ni li moku ala.
- These plants are not edible.
Noun
- Food or drink; that which is or can be consumed; fuel, a meal.
- kili loje li moku suwi.
- Red fruits are a sweet food.
- 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, quoting Russ Williams, “Comics by Russ Williams”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 71:
- moku li pona!
- The food is good!
Adjective
- Edible.
- 2024 February 7, jan Alonola, “o mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina”, in lipu tenpo[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 7:
- sina ken mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina, lon supa pi poka lupa!
- You can raise edible plants in your house, on a windowsill!
- (relational) Of or relating to consumption, food, or drink.
- jan li lon supa moku.
- People are at the (dining) table.