Contionary:Toki Pona/alasa

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A bow and arrow.

Etymology

Template:Etymon From Acadian French fr ("à") → [[:Contionary:{{{3}}}#French|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") fr ("la") → [[:Contionary:{{{3}}}#French|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") fr ("chasse") → [[:Contionary:{{{3}}}#French|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") (“hunting”, literally “on the hunt”). Template:Coined.

Verb

Toki Pona/alasa

1. (transitive, intransitive) to hunt, either violently or nonviolently
2. to collect, to forage, to gather, to harvest
3. to search, to seek, to pursue, to chase, to explore
4. (preverb) to try to, to attempt

   Synonym: lukin

   • 2021, Sonja Lang, Toki Pona Dictionary, →ISBN, page 9:

     o alasa lukin e lipu.

     Try to read the document.

Human activity

Noun

Toki Pona/alasa

1. hunt, forage
2. search, pursuit, quest

Adjective

Toki Pona/alasa

1. hunting, foraging
2. searching

References

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

Further reading

• Template:Tok-interwikt