kepeken
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| Pronunciation | /ˈke.pe.ken/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗ ) 2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word, preposition |
| Codepoint | U+F1919 |
kepeken is a core preposition and content word relating to use and means.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word kepeken is derived from Dutch gebruiken, meaning "to use; to consume."[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of kepeken includes use and means of action.
Preposition[edit | edit source]
As a preposition, kepeken represents the means or way by which a thing is done.
ona tu li toki kepeken ilo
ona tu li toki ... kepeken ilo.[2]The two of them spoke using a tool.
Content Word[edit | edit source]
As a content word, kepeken can mean used or in use. This is not necessarily majority usage, and the history of kepeken is controversial. See kepeken e for more.
ma tomo ni la toki mute a li kepeken
ma tomo ni la, toki mute a li kepeken.[3]In this city, many languages are used.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kepeken as:
PREPOSITION to use, with, by means of
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kepeken:
use5, utilize4, via3, employ3, used2, operate2, interact2, equip2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for kepeken is derived from the radicals for hand and hammer.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ jan Kekan San. (15 July 2023). "jan mun". {{{website}}}. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ abi du coeur. (8 June 2022). "mi lon ma Paris". {{{website}}}. Retrieved 10 November 2023.