Contionary:Toki Pona/awen

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): Legs out-toed to indicate standing still. Compare tok ("kama") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("tawa") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

Template:Etymon From Dutch houden (“to keep”).

Verb

Toki Pona/awen

1. (intransitive) to stay, to remain
2. (intransitive) to wait
3. (transitive) to keep, to retain
4. (transitive) to preserve, to protect, to conserve, to defend

   mama o awen e jan lili ona.

   Parents ought to protect their children.

5. (auxiliary) to continue, to keep on

   mi wile awen pali. ― I want to continue working.

Adjective

Toki Pona/awen

1. unmoving, stationary, sedentary, still
2. permanent, remaining, enduring
3. waiting, pause
4. safe, protected, defence
5. left (remaining)

Noun

Toki Pona/awen

1. a wait, stay
2. protection, safety
3. endurance

Conditions

References

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

Further reading

• Template:Tok-interwikt