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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moli}} represents a [[Radicals#head]] with eyes crossed out.
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|moli}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|moli}}}}) represents a [[Radicals#head|head]] with eyes crossed out.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:55, 3 December 2023

moli in sitelen pona
moli in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /ˈmo.li/
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

The word moli is derived from Acadian French mourir, meaning "to die".[1]

Semantic space

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The semantic space of moli includes death and killing.[2] Its semantic space overlaps with that of pini ("to end").

As an intransitive verb, pini means "to die". While as a transitive verb, it means "to kill", as in "to cause to become dead".

soweli li moli e waso

soweli li moli e waso.

The animal killed the bird.

waso li moli 

waso li moli.

The bird is dead.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines moli as:

ADJECTIVE  dead, dying

ku

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

The sitelen pona glyph for moli (󱤷) represents a head with eyes crossed out.

References

  1. "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
  2. lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
  3. Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 287.