Contionary:Toki Pona/moku

Toki Pona

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Glyph origin

Template:Tok-sitelen The sitelen pona glyph is a composite of tok ("luka") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") and dotless tok ("uta") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"). Compare tok ("kepeken") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("pali") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("pana") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology

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Verb

Toki Pona/moku

1. (ambitransitive) To consume; to eat, drink, or use up.

   sina moku e kili la, sina kama wawa.

   If you eat vegetables, you will become strong.

   1. To swallow or ingest.

      moku e kon

      to inhale

   2. (rare) To cause to eat; to feed.
2. (ambitransitive) To be or turn into food or drink; to be, become, or make edible.

   kasi ni li moku ala.

   These plants are not edible.

Noun

Toki Pona/moku

1. Food or drink; that which is or can be consumed; fuel, a meal.

   kili loje li moku suwi.

   Red fruits are a sweet food.

   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, quoting Russ Williams, “Comics by Russ Williams”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 71:

     moku li pona!

     The food is good!

Foods

Adjective

Toki Pona/moku

1. Edible.
   • 2024 February 7, jan Alonola, “o mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 7:

     sina ken mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina, lon supa pi poka lupa!

     You can raise edible plants in your house, on a windowsill!

2. (relational) Of or relating to consumption, food, or drink.

   jan li lon supa moku.

   People are at the (dining) table.

References

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

Further reading

• Template:Tok-interwikt