omekapo
(Redirected from o moku e kala ike)
| Pronunciation | /ˈo.me.ka.po/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Uncommon (20% ↗ ) 2022: Rare (16%) |
| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Semiparticle |
omekapo is a proposed interjection for "goodbye", particularly used in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. It is an abbreviation of o moku e kala pona ("eat [a] good fish!").[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
jan Maliku o!
sina mije pona.
ale li pona.
o moku e
kala pona.
Sonja
:)
Cultural significance[edit | edit source]
Singer and songwriter jan Usawi coined two new words similarly to omekapo for their songs omekalike (2021), short for o moku e kala ike,[3] and omekalikante (2022), short for o moku e kala ike ante.[4]
Related words[edit | edit source]
omekalike[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˈo.me.ka.li.ke/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (3% ↘ ) 2022: Obscure (5%) |
| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Semiparticle |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ kala pona Tonyu (23 January 2021). omekapo. lipu kule. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Maliku [@_maliku]. (18 June 2020). [Message posted in the
#musi-mankachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 20 October 2023. - ↑ jan Usawi (3 May 2021). omekalike. YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Usawi (29 June 2022). omekalikante. YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.