misikeke
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmi.si.ke.ke/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Common (60% ↘ ) 2022: Common (63%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku suli (pre-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1987 |
misikeke is a common content word and pre-pu nimi ku suli relating to medicine.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word misikeke is derived from Ojibwe mashkiki, meaning "medicine, drug". It was coined by jan Sonja.[1][2]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of misikeke includes medicine and medication. As a transitive verb, it means "to apply medicine, to cure".
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as misikeke:
medication3, medicine3, cure2, pill2, medical2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for misikeke () represents a pill capsule.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for misikeke represents a mortar and pestle and was inspired by the glyphs for kasi and poki. It was designed by Jonathan Gabel, lon Jawin, jan Pensa, and jan Saki in 2021.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (4 November 2019). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. "I experimented with words like monsuta, pake, majuna, powe, misikeke". Discord. - ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (4 November 2019). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. "If I remember correctly, misikeke comes from Ojibwa or from Mikmaq language". Discord. - ↑ Gabel, Jonathan (5 September 2021). "Designing glyphs - sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli". Retrieved 23 October 2023.