Contionary:esun

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Toki Pona

Etymology

Akan: edwamu; at market. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu (2009).

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /ˈe.sun/

Content Word

esun

  1. buy, sell, exchange,
  2. commerce, market, economy
  3. retail, transactional

Notes

esun is a type of swap or exchange. Usually it's used to mean "buy," "sell," or "trade." The use of a currency isn't required for something to be esun. Trading baseball cards is esun. esun doesn't imply that both parties lose something.