pan

pan
Pronunciation	/pan/ (listen)
Usage	2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (98%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥋 U+F194B

pan is a content word relating to grains, tubers and starchy foods, as well as their derivatives, such as wet, fermented, baked foods.

Semantic space

The semantic space of pan includes starchy foods, such as grains, tubers and their derivatives. Some examples include wheat, barley, rice, sorghum, potatoes, cassava, yams, bread, noodles, pastries, and sandwiches.

pu

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

NOUN  cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as pan:

bread⁵81–100% of respondents, grain⁵81–100% of respondents, wheat⁴61–80% of respondents, rice³41–60% of respondents, corn²21–40% of respondents, carbohydrate²21–40% of respondents

See also

• moku
• kili