Contionary:Toki Pona/meli

Toki Pona

tok:

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A person with long hair, a common, cross-cultural stereotype of women. Compare tok ("jan") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("mije") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").
• tok ("sitelen sitelen") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A circle with a triangle inside, above a smaller oblong shape. Compare tok ("mije") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

Template:Etymon From , from .

Noun

Toki Pona/meli

1. woman, girl, lady
2. wife, girlfriend
3. femininity

Adjective

Toki Pona/meli

1. female, feminine, womanly

Verb

Toki Pona/meli

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be, to become or to make feminine

Usage notes

• According to Linku, this word is classified as "common", being used by 82% of respondents in a poll from 2024.

Coordinate terms

• mije
• tonsi

References

• Template:R:Toki Pona: The Language of Good

Further reading

• Template:Tok-interwikt

Gender