Contionary:Toki Pona/walo

Toki Pona

walo 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 lines radiating out for unclear reasons. Perhaps made to the reverse of tok ("pimeja") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"). Compare tok ("jelo") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("laso") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("loje") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("pimeja") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

Template:Etymon From Finnish valko- (“white”). Also similar to the Finnish word valo (light).

Adjective

Toki Pona/walo

1. white, whitish
   1. light-colored, pale

Noun

Toki Pona/walo

1. the color white

Verb

Toki Pona/walo

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or to turn white or light; to whiten, to lighten

Hypernym

• kule

Coordinate terms

• jelo
• laso
• loje
• pimeja

References

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