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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. |
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. It was designed by {{tok|jan Lentan}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=//lipu-sona.pona.la/sitelen_pona |title={{tok|sitelen pona}} description and examples |author={{tok|jan Lentan}} |username=/dev/urandom |date= |website={{tp|lipu sona pona}} |publisher= |access-date=2024-06-25 |quote={{tok|mi pali e sitelen ni}} … Some of the alternate characters are my original designs – these are indicated with a small red triangle in the bottom-right corner.}}</ref> 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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Latest revision as of 03:05, 26 June 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, deadly2 , execution2, killing5 , dead5 , die4 , dying4 , kill4
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. It was designed by jan Lentan.[4] 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.
- ↑ jan Lentan [/dev/urandom]. "sitelen pona description and examples". lipu sona pona. Retrieved 25 June 2024. "mi pali e sitelen ni … Some of the alternate characters are my original designs – these are indicated with a small red triangle in the bottom-right corner.".
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "moli" on lipu Linku
- "moli" on lipu Wikipesija
- "moli" on English Wiktionary