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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moku}} includes consumption |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moku}} includes consumption or {{w|ingestion}}, as in eating or drinking. It includes food itself and the state of being edible. |
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|mi <mark>moku</mark> e kili. |
| mi <mark>moku</mark> e kili. |
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|I <mark>eat</mark> a fruit. |
| I <mark>eat</mark> a fruit. |
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|mi <mark>moku </mark> e kili |
| mi <mark>moku </mark> e kili |
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| ⚫ | 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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| kili li <mark>moku</mark>. |
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| Fruits are <mark>food</mark>.<br/>Fruits are <mark>edible</mark> |
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| kili li <mark>moku</mark> |
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| ⚫ | The word {{tp|moku}} implies the presence of a type of {{w|fuel}} or similar resource by analogy. For example, breathing and injections are considering a type of consumption.<ref name="alison2023a" /><ref name="alison2023b" /> Metaphorically, 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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Its semantic space also includes food itself and the state of being edible. 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. |
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|<mark>moku</mark> |
| seli li <mark>moku</mark> e kasi. |
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| Fire "<mark>eats up</mark>" wood. |
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|<mark>moku </mark> |
| seli li <mark>moku </mark> e kasi |
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=={{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}}]] |
[[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")]] |
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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| |
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|lipu}}) or connected. |
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
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Revision as of 18:10, 8 June 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmo |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1936 |
moku is a core content word relating to consumption and fuel.
Etymology
The word moku is derived from Japanese モグモグ (mogumogu), an onomatopoeic word meaning "chewing".[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of moku includes consumption or ingestion, as in eating or drinking. It includes food itself and the state of being edible.
mi moku e kilimi moku e kili.
I eat a fruit.
kili li mokukili li moku.
Fruits are food.
Fruits are edible
The word moku implies the presence of a type of fuel or similar resource by analogy. For example, breathing and injections are considering a type of consumption.[2][3] Metaphorically, learning may be expressed metaphorically as "to consume knowledge". Often, moku also implies the depletion of said fuel, similarly to how English frames corrosion and erosion as "eating away at" or "eating through" something.
seli li moku e kasiseli li moku e kasi.
Fire "eats up" wood.
When used as an intransitive verb, 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 monsutatesu, this may be ambiguous in a different manner, as it could either refer to consuming or feeding something.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines moku as:
VERB to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as moku:[4]
food5, eat5, eating5, consume5, dining5, meal5, consumption5, swallow4, dinner3, nutrition3, drinking3, chew3, groceries3, absorb2, drink2, lunch2
sitelen pona
_-_soweli_li_moku_e_waso.png)
The sitelen pona glyph for 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 lipu pu) or connected.
sitelen sitelen
See also
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ laso Alison [@withonel]. (3 January 2023). [Informal poll posted in the
#sona-kulupuchannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. "A nurse gives medicine to another person by intravenous route. Does the second person moku the medicine?".Are injections (given by a different person) included in the semantic space of moku? Option Votes Yes 48 No 32 - ↑ laso Alison [@withonel]. (3 January 2023). [Informal poll posted in the
#sona-kulupuchannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. "If I give myself an injection, do I moku?".Are injections (given by oneself) included in the semantic space of moku? Option Votes Yes 52 No 24 - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 286–287.
Further reading
- "moku" on lipu Linku
- "moku" on lipu Wikipesija
- "moku" on English Wiktionary