ike

ike
Pronunciation	/ˈi.ke/ (listen)
Usage	2023: Core (100% → ) 2022: Core (100%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤍 U+F190D

ike is a core content word relating to negative qualities.

Etymology

The word ike is derived from Finnish ilkeä, meaning "bad, mean".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of ike includes negative qualities, such as things deemed bad, unpleasant, harmful, or unneeded.

o weka e nimi ike
o weka e nimi ike.

Omit needless words. (quote by William Strunk)

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines ike as:

ADJECTIVE  bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as ike:

bad⁵81–100% of respondents, harsh⁵81–100% of respondents, badly⁵81–100% of respondents, mean (adj)⁴61–80% of respondents, evil⁴61–80% of respondents, negative⁴61–80% of respondents, problem⁴61–80% of respondents, horrible⁴61–80% of respondents, terrible⁴61–80% of respondents, unfortunate³41–60% of respondents, poorly³41–60% of respondents, offensive³41–60% of respondents, awful³41–60% of respondents, trouble³41–60% of respondents, tragic³41–60% of respondents, cruel³41–60% of respondents, wrong³41–60% of respondents, inappropriate³41–60% of respondents, issue³41–60% of respondents, complexity³41–60% of respondents, unfair²21–40% of respondents, awkward²21–40% of respondents, complicated²21–40% of respondents, vice²21–40% of respondents, hostile²21–40% of respondents, difficulty²21–40% of respondents, nasty²21–40% of respondents, corruption²21–40% of respondents, corrupt²21–40% of respondents, hard (difficult)²21–40% of respondents, harm²21–40% of respondents, complex²21–40% of respondents, danger²21–40% of respondents, cursed²21–40% of respondents, challenging²21–40% of respondents, toxic²21–40% of respondents, chaos²21–40% of respondents, difficult²21–40% of respondents, disorder²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for ike represents a frowning face. It is a mirror image of the glyph for pona.

Further reading

• "ike" on lipu Linku
• "ike" on lipu Wikipesija
• "ike" on English Wiktionary