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'''{{tp|moku}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to consumption and fuel.
==Etymology==
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moku}} includes consumption, such as eating or drinking, as well as via other {{w|Route of administration|routes of administration}}.<ref name="alison2023a"/><ref name="alison2023b"/> It also includes food itself, substances fit for consumption.
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When used as an [[intransitive verb]], {{tp|moku}} may mean both "to consume" and "to be food". One strategy to combat ambiguity in this case is adding a [[direct object]]. However, according to the {{tp|[[monsutatesu]]}}, this may be ambiguous in a different manner, as it could mean both "to consume" and "to feed".▼
|mi <mark>moku</mark> e kasi.
|I <mark>eat</mark> a fruit.
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The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presense of a fuel or a similar resource.
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|Fire "<mark>eats up</mark>" wood.
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▲When used as an [[intransitive verb]], {{tp|moku}} may mean both "to consume" and "to be food". One strategy to combat ambiguity in this case is adding a [[direct object]]. However, according to the {{tp|[[monsutatesu]]}}, this may be ambiguous in a different manner, as it could mean both "to consume" and "to feed".
==={{tp|pu}}===
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==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|moku}}:<ref>{{cite ku|286–287}}</ref>
{{ku data}}
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moku}} is derived from the mouth and hand [[radical]]s. These may be
==See also==
* {{tp|[[uta]]}}
==References==
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