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==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moku}} includes consumption
{{Example
| mi <mark>moku</mark> e kili.
| I <mark>eat</mark> a fruit.
| mi <mark>moku </mark> e kili
}}
The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presence of a type of fuel or similar resource by analogy. For example, learning may be expressed metaphorically as "to consume knowledge". Often, {{tp|moku}} also implies the depletion of said fuel, similarly to how English frames {{w|corrosion}} and {{w|erosion}} as "eating away at" or "eating through" something.▼
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▲The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presence of a type of {{w|fuel}} or similar resource by analogy. For example, breathing and injections are considering a type of consumption.<ref name="alison2023a" /><ref name="alison2023b" /> Metaphorically, learning may be expressed metaphorically as "to consume knowledge". Often, {{tp|moku}} also implies the depletion of said fuel, similarly to how English frames {{w|corrosion}} and {{w|erosion}} as "eating away at" or "eating through" something.
{{Example
| seli li <mark>moku</mark>
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| seli li <mark>moku </mark>
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
[[File:Visual aid (tok) - soweli li moku e waso.png|250px|thumb|Visual aid for the word {{tp|moku}} in the phrase {{tp|soweli li moku e waso}} ("The cat eats the bird")]]
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moku}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moku}}}}) is derived from a mouth [[radical]] above a hand radical, depicting a hand bringing food to the mouth. These may be drawn either separated (as in {{pu|
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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