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==Etymology==
The word {{tp|moku}} is derived from {{w|Japanese language|Japanese}} {{lang|ja|モグモグ}} (''{{lang|ja-Latn|mogumogu}}''), an
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moku}} includes consumption
{{Example
| mi <mark>moku</mark> e kili.
| I <mark>eat</mark> a fruit.
| mi <mark>moku </mark> e kili
}}
{{Example
The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presense of a fuel or a similar resource. For example, learning may be expressed metaphorically as "to consume knowledge". {{tp|moku}} also often implies the depletion of the [[direct object]], like how English frames corrosion and erosion as "eating away at" or "through".▼
| kili li <mark>moku</mark>.
| Fruits are <mark>food</mark>.<br/>Fruits are <mark>edible</mark>
| kili li <mark>moku</mark>
}}
▲The word {{tp|moku}} implies the
{{Example
| seli li <mark>moku</mark> e kasi.
| Fire "<mark>eats up</mark>" wood.
| seli li <mark>moku </mark> e kasi
}}
{{Example
When used as an [[intransitive verb]], {{tp|moku}} may mean both "to consume" and "to be food". One strategy to combat ambiguity in this case is adding a [[direct object]]. However, according to the {{tp|[[monsutatesu]]}}, this may be ambiguous in a different manner, as it could mean both "to consume" and "to feed".▼
| mi <mark>moku</mark> e tenpo sina.<ref>{{cite YouTube|id=liZCeOD9-gI|title=tomo pi walo loje|trans-title=The Pink House|language=tok|author={{tok|[[jan Kekan San]]}}|channel={{tok|jan Kekan San}}|handle=gregdan3d|date=Apr 1, 2024|access-date=2024-04-02|quote=}}</ref>
| I <mark>wasted</mark> your time.
| mi <mark>moku </mark>e tenpo sina
}}
▲When used as an [[intransitive verb]], {{tp|moku}} may mean both "to consume" and "to be food". One strategy to combat ambiguity in this case is adding a [[direct object]]. However, according to the {{tp|[[monsutatesu]]}}, this may be ambiguous in a different manner, as it could
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
[[File:Visual aid (tok) - soweli li moku e waso.png|250px|thumb|Visual aid for the word {{tp|moku}} in the phrase {{tp|soweli li moku e waso}} ("The cat eats the bird")]]
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moku}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moku}}}}) is derived from the mouth and hand [[radical]]s. These may be drawn either connected or separated.▼
▲The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moku}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moku}}}}) is derived from
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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