Contionary:mani

Siwa

Pronunciation

• (Aingo) IPA^(key): [ˈmɑni]

Verb

man‧i (agentive intransitive, unagentive intransitive, infinitive manta or mantu, past mansi)

1. to come, to approach

Derived terms

• maunusta
• meniųa (“to lure”)

 

Toki Pona

Etymology

English: money < Proto-Germanic: fehu; livestock. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /ˈma.ni/

Content Word

mani

1. cash, money, wealth, large domestic animal
2. cost, credit, earn, fund, value
3. monetary, fiscal, valuable

Notes

mani speaks to things used in trade, such as fiat money, livestock, spices, or anything else being framed as a tool of bartering. anything can be mani, but by using mani for it you're throwing most of its other qualities to the side. For example, if I use mani to describe coriander, I am framing its culinary usage as irrelevant. I do not care if it will be cooked with. I only care that it will be used in an exchange.