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==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moku}} includes consumption
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The word {{tp|moku}} implies the
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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|seli li <mark>moku </mark> e kasi
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{{tp|moku}} can also refer to food itself, especially in the [[Part-of-speech roles|role]] of a [[noun]].
{{Example
|<mark>moku</mark> ni li tawa tenpo kulupu.
|This <mark>food</mark> is for the gathering.
|<mark>moku </mark>ni li tawa tenpo kulupu
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As in the "fuel" examples, this sense can be extended to any substance fit for consumption in a given [[context]], even if it would not literally be considered eating.
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}}==
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
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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