akesi
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| Pronunciation | /ˈa.ke.si/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1901 |
akesi is a core content word relating to reptiles and amphibians.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word akesi is derived from Dutch hagedis, meaning "lizard".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of akesi includes herptiles, that is, reptiles and amphibians. As a modifier, it refers to something related to herptiles and sometimes to scaly or slimy skin.
akesi li moku e pipi
akesi li moku e pipi.The frog eats bugs.
akesi linja
akesi linjasnake (literally, "line-shapped reptile")
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines akesi as:
NOUN non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian
After the publication of the Toki Pona Dictionary, the definition was corrected and this sense removed.[2]
NOUN reptile, amphibian
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as akesi:[3]
reptile5, frog3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for akesi represents a reptile with two eyes, drawn with a wider body to distinguish it from pipi. It is commonly drawn either with three or, alternatively, two strokes going through the middle, representing its legs.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 13.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 199.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "akesi" on lipu Linku
- "akesi" on lipu Wikipesija
- "akesi" on English Wiktionary