Contionary:Toki Pona/pona

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): From the inner stroke of tok ("toki pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), representing a closed smiling mouth. Mirror image of tok ("ike") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

Template:Etymon From , Common Romance.

Adjective

Toki Pona/pona

1. good or otherwise positive in quality, such as helpful, friendly, calm, or healthy; coherent with the philosophy of Toki Pona (helpfully simple, in a happy medium between overcomplicated and oversimplified)
2. (relational) Toki Pona

Languages Emotions

Usage notes

Although the phrase jan pona is often translated as "friend", it only applies to tok ("jan") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") ("people"), unlike the English word. Any other kinds of friends use pona after the appropriate noun.

Noun

Toki Pona/pona

1. goodness, simplicity
2. that which is good (especially by Toki Pona's philosophy)

Derived terms

• pona tawa sina

Verb

Toki Pona/pona

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or make good; to rock; to improve or fix; to simplify so as to make healthy or useful

Derived terms

• ale li pona

Interjection

Toki Pona/pona

1. good; great; yay
2. OK; cool

Synonyms

• Template:S pasila

Antonyms

• ike

References

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