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'''{{tp|moli}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to death. |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moli}} includes death and killing. |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|moli}} includes death and killing. It overlaps with that of {{tp|[[pini]]}} ("to end") and {{tp|[[pakala]]}} ("broken"), but it tends to refer to irreversible damage.<ref>{{cite lipamanka}}</ref> |
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As an [[intransitive verb]], {{tp|moli}} means "to die". As a [[transitive verb]], it means "to kill", as in "to cause to become dead". |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moli}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moli}}}}) represents a head with eyes crossed out |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moli}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moli}}}}) represents a head with eyes crossed out. |
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An alternative glyph for {{tp|moli}} ({{spt|1=<span style="font-feature-settings:'cv93';">moli</span>|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) removes the circle, and may also place the two eyes above a line, representing the mouth. This variant is primarily used in pixelated fonts. The main glyph would require a horizontal resolution of 11 pixels to be legible, while this alternative takes only 7 pixels, fitting into a common 8-pixel-wide {{w|Text mode|character cell}} with one pixel for spacing. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 26 March 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmo |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1937 |
moli is a core content word relating to death.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word moli is derived from Acadian French mourir, meaning "to die".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of moli includes death and killing. It overlaps with that of pini ("to end") and pakala ("broken"), but it tends to refer to irreversible damage.[2]
As an intransitive verb, moli means "to die". As a transitive verb, it means "to kill", as in "to cause to become dead".
soweli li moli e wasosoweli li moli e waso.
The animal killed the bird.
waso li moliwaso li moli.
The bird is dead.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines moli as:
ADJECTIVE dead, dying
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as moli:[3]
death5, killing5, dead5, die4, dying4, kill4, deadly2, execution2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for moli () represents a head with eyes crossed out.
An alternative glyph for moli (moli) removes the circle, and may also place the two eyes above a line, representing the mouth. This variant is primarily used in pixelated fonts. The main glyph would require a horizontal resolution of 11 pixels to be legible, while this alternative takes only 7 pixels, fitting into a common 8-pixel-wide character cell with one pixel for spacing.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 287.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "moli" on lipu Linku
- "moli" on lipu Wikipesija
- "moli" on English Wiktionary