Contionary:Toki Pona/oko

Toki Pona

oko in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents an eye as viewed from the side.

Etymology

From .

Noun

Toki Pona/oko

1. eye, vision
2. (dated sense) alternative form of lukin

Organs

Adjective

Toki Pona/oko

1. ocular
2. (dated sense) alternative form of lukin

Verb

Toki Pona/oko

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into an eye
2. (dated sense) alternative form of lukin

Usage notes

• In Sonja Lang's book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014), oko is presented as a synonym of tok ("lukin") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), alongside tok ("kin") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") (for tok ("a") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}")) and tok ("namako") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") (for tok ("sin") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}")). The book Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) notes that the community uses these words differently both before as well as after the publication of Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

References

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