oko
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| Pronunciation | /ˈo |
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| Usage | 2023: Uncommon4, Common6 (57% ↘︎ )2022: Common (62%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku suli ("synonym" in pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F197A |
oko is an uncommon content word and pre-pu nimi ku suli relating to the eye.
Etymology
The word oko is derived from Croatian oko, meaning "eye".[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of oko includes the eye.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines oko as a "synonym" of lukin. This sense is generally not understood. It largely does not reflect earlier use of oko either.
NOUN eye
VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
PRE-VERB to seek, look for, try to
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as oko:[2]
eye4, vision2
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for oko () depicts an eye as viewed from the side. It was designed by jan Same, designer of the linja pona font, in October 2016.[3] This version was included in version 1.0 of linja pona.
sitelen sitelen
The sitelen sitelen glyph for oko depicts an eyeball looking towards the top-right. It was designed by jan Same.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 304.
- ↑ jan Same. (16 October 2016). "Re: Sitelen pona glyphs for new and apocryphal words". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
Further reading
- "oko" on lipu Linku
- "oko" on lipu Wikipesija
- "oko" on English Wiktionary