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[[File:Toki Pona Dictionary - akesi li suwi.png|250px|thumb|Illustration from the ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]'', captioned {{tp|akesi li suwi!}}, reflecting the updated definition of akesi]] |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|akesi}} includes {{w|herptile}}s, that is, {{w|reptile}}s and {{w|amphibian}}s. As a [[modifier]], it refers to something related to herptiles and sometimes to scaly or slimy skin. |
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|akesi li moku e pipi. |
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|The frog eats bugs. |
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|akesi linja |
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|snake (literally, "line-shapped reptile") |
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==={{tp|pu}}=== |
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Revision as of 11:47, 25 November 2023
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| Pronunciation | /ˈa |
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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
The word akesi is derived from Dutch hagedis, meaning "lizard".[1]
Semantic space
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 pipiakesi li moku e pipi.
The frog eats bugs.
akesi linjaakesi linja
snake (literally, "line-shapped reptile")
pu
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
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as akesi:
reptile5, frog3
sitelen pona
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.
See also
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 13.