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'''{{tp|mani}}''' is a [[content word]] relating to {{w|money}} and wealth, that is, any item accepted as payment{{w|currency}}.
 
==Etymology==
The word {{tp|mani}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''money''.<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref>
 
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|mani}} includes anything related to {{w|money}} and wealth, that is, any item accepted as payment. Some examples include coins, paper bills, {{w|Gold standard|gold}} (used as a currency system until the 20th century), {{w|cryptocurrency}}, large domestic animals (such as cows and cattle), and {{w|rei stones}}.
 
==={{tp|pu}}===
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|mani}} as:
 
{{pu def}}
 
==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|mani}}:
 
{{ku data}}
 
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} represents a large domestic animal, such as a cow.<ref>Lang,{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Sonja (@}}|username=sonjalang). [|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/882490774678302740 Message posted on the <code>#|channel={{tok|pana-sona}}</code> channel in the |server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server]. ''Discord''. "|quote=it comes from the secondary meaning of mani, i.e. large domesticated animal".}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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