lukin

lukin
Pronunciation	/ˈlu.kin/ (listen)
Usage	2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (98%)
Book and era	nimi pu ("synonym" in pu)
Part of speech	Content word, preverb
Codepoint	󱤮 U+F192E

lukin is a core content word and preverb relating to vision.

Etymology

The word lukin is derived from Tok Pisin lukim, meaning "to see, to look at", itself from English look and the transitivizer suffix -im.

Semantic space

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The semantic space of lukin includes vision and seeing. It includes interacting with something by seeing, such as reading, watching, or observing.

As a preverb, it means to try, which is similar to the English phrase "looking to do something". The preverb sense of lukin is a synonym for that of alasa, "seeking to do something".

pu

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

NOUN  eye
VERB  to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
PRE-VERB  to seek, look for, try to

ku

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

see⁵81–100% of respondents, observe⁵81–100% of respondents, look at⁵81–100% of respondents, sight⁵81–100% of respondents, gaze⁵81–100% of respondents, observation⁵81–100% of respondents, check⁴61–80% of respondents, view⁴61–80% of respondents, scan⁴61–80% of respondents, watch⁴61–80% of respondents, visual⁴61–80% of respondents, examine³41–60% of respondents, inspection³41–60% of respondents, vision³41–60% of respondents, notice³41–60% of respondents, surveillance³41–60% of respondents, attention³41–60% of respondents, appearance³41–60% of respondents, examination³41–60% of respondents, detect³41–60% of respondents, assess²21–40% of respondents, stare²21–40% of respondents, perception²21–40% of respondents, perceive²21–40% of respondents, try²21–40% of respondents, glance²21–40% of respondents, impression²21–40% of respondents, reading²21–40% of respondents, regard (v)²21–40% of respondents, apparent²21–40% of respondents, visible²21–40% of respondents, read²21–40% of respondents, seek²21–40% of respondents, eye²21–40% of respondents, investigation²21–40% of respondents, monitor²21–40% of respondents, encounter²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for lukin represents an eye, as seen from the front. Compare oko, which represents an eye from the side.