ike

ike
Pronunciation	/ˈi.ke/
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

The sentence mi weka e ike jan la mi weka e ike mi, written in sitelen sitelen

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

mi weka e ike jan la mi weka e ike mi

mi weka e ike jan la mi weka e ike mi.

When I erase somebody's faults, I cleanse myself of negativity.

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 closed frowning mouth.

It is an upside down version of the glyph for pona. It is usually written wider than tall to make it more clearly distinct from nena.

sitelen sitelen

The glyph of ike represents a strangely harsh looking creature, with a big mouth like the glyph of toki or epiku if resembling anything. The origin is seemingly unknown, as it is structurally dissimilar to the glyphs of “i” and “ke.”

Further reading

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