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==Etymology==
The etymology of the word {{tp|esun}} is uncertain. According to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in 2020, "{{tok|esun}} was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the {{w|Akan languages|Akan family}} in {{w|West Africa}}".<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425964325470209/782477889777172480|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel=tomo-toki-ante|quote={{tok|esun}} was told to me by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa}}</ref> However, it is unclear which language and which word it originated from.
The word might possibly originate from {{w|Twi language|Twi}} ''{{lang|tw|edwom}}'', meaning "market (place)",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learnakandictionary.com/english-twi/market/|title=Twi Translation of "market"|website=LEARNAKANDICTIONARY.COM|access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref> as noted by {{tok|ale sa}} in 2023.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|ale sa}}|username=nim64|url=https://discord.com/channels/969386329513295872/969799336563212298/1163307396924444803|server={{tp|kama sona}}|channel=learning-general}}</ref>
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] space of {{tp|esun}} includes the act or an instance of trading and exchanging, commonly but not universally relating to money.<ref>{{cite lipamanka}}</ref>
By extension, it may refer to any kind of exchanging, it can be anything either concrete—such as {{w|barter}} or swapping objects—or abstract—such as exchanging knowledge.
{{Example
|mi <mark>esun</mark> e moku tawa sina.
|I purchased food for you.
|mi <mark>esun </mark>e moku tawa sina
}}
{{Example
|ona li <mark>esun</mark> mute e kasi tawa ma ante.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://liputenpo.org/kasi-kawa-en-telo-kawa/|title=kasi Kawa en telo Kawa|lang=tok|website={{tp|lipu tenpo}}|author={{tok|jan Alonola}}|date=2024-01-01|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
|They sold plants to many lands
|ona li <mark>esun </mark>mute e kasi tawa ma ante
}}
It includes anything relating to trading, as well as a place of business. For the place, some examples include {{w|market}}s, {{w|shop}}s, {{w|fair}}s, and {{w|bazaar}}s. The phrase [[Common lexicalizations|{{tp|tenpo esun}}]] is a common way to say "week", which literally means "the time relating to business".
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