Contionary:Toki Pona/lupa

Toki Pona

tok:

Glyph origin

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  • tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A hole; a concave surface. Mirror image of tok ("nena") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

Template:Etymon Inspired by jbo ("xance") → xan ("{{{4}}}")jbo ("clupa") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), a nonce word for the OK gesture.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Toki Pona/lupa

  1. hole, pit, orifice
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    1. doorway, window, portal
      • 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!
    2. opening, gap
    3. door (rigid plane)

Adjective

Toki Pona/lupa

  1. holed, holey, apertural

Verb

Toki Pona/lupa

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a hole or pit
    1. to dig, to perforate, to dent

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