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The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presence of a fuel or |
The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presence of a type of fuel or similar resource by analogy. For example, learning may be expressed metaphorically as "to consume knowledge". Often, {{tp|moku}} also implies the depletion of said fuel, similarly to how English frames {{w|corrosion}} and {{w|erosion}} as "eating away at" or "eating through" something. |
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Often, {{tp|moku}} also implies the depletion of the [[direct object]], similarly to how English frames {{w|corrosion}} and {{w|erosion}} as "eating away at" or "eating through" something. |
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{{tp|moku}} can also refer to food itself, especially in the [[Part-of-speech roles|role]] of a [[noun]]. |
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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 either refer to consuming or feeding something. |
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 either refer to consuming or feeding something. |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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[[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}}]] |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moku}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moku}}}}) is derived from a mouth [[radical]] above a hand radical, depicting a hand bringing food to the mouth. These may be drawn either separated (as in {{pu|en}}) or connected. |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moku}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moku}}}}) is derived from a mouth [[radical]] above a hand radical, depicting a hand bringing food to the mouth. These may be drawn either separated (as in {{pu|en}}) or connected. |
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