Contionary:Toki Pona/akesi

Toki Pona

tok:

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A lizard. Originally drawn with six legs, possibly by analogy to tok ("pipi") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

Template:Etymon From Dutch hagedis (“lizard”).

Noun

Toki Pona/akesi

1. herptile; reptile, amphibian
2. (dated sense) a scary or ugly creature

   Synonym: monsuta

Usage notes

In the English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, akesi is primarily defined as "non-cute animal". Reflecting the sentiments of the speaking community, this sense was deprecated in Toki Pona Dictionary, alongside an illustration of a frog captioned "akesi li suwi!" (frogs are cute)

Amphibians Reptiles

Adjective

Toki Pona/akesi

1. reptilian, amphibian, or otherwise resembling as such

Verb

Toki Pona/akesi

1. (ambitransitive, stative) to be or turn into a reptile or amphibian

References

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

Further reading

• Template:Tok-interwikt
• Template:R:tok:LL