pini

pini is a core content word relating to finishing and closing.

pini
Pronunciation	/ˈpi.ni/
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥐 U+F1950

Etymology

The word pini is derived from Acadian French fini, meaning "finished, completed".

Semantic space

The semantic space of pini includes the end of an action or object. It refers to an act or instance of completion and cessation of an action, either temporary (a pause or break) or definitive. It may also refer to that which has already finished in the past, so much so that the phrase tenpo pini is commonly used as a way to express the past; see Time.

mi pini e pali

mi pini e pali.

I finished the work.

The word may also refer to closing and deactivation.

o pini e lukin

o pini e lukin.

Stop looking!
Close your eyes!

By extension, it may also refer to the extremity or tip of an object.

Preverb

The word pini may be used a preverb used to express the end of an action, as described in the Toki Pona Dictionary.

sina pini moku e kili

sina pini moku e kili.

You finished eating the kumquat.

pu

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

ADJECTIVE  ago, completed, ended, finished, past

ku

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

end⁵81–100% of respondents, finish⁵81–100% of respondents, shut⁵81–100% of respondents, ending⁴61–80% of respondents, cease⁴61–80% of respondents, outcome⁴61–80% of respondents, conclude⁴61–80% of respondents, close (v)⁴61–80% of respondents, closed⁴61–80% of respondents, quit³41–60% of respondents, latter³41–60% of respondents, final³41–60% of respondents, complete³41–60% of respondents, stop³41–60% of respondents, off³41–60% of respondents, cancel³41–60% of respondents, conclusion²21–40% of respondents, result²21–40% of respondents, previous²21–40% of respondents, pause²21–40% of respondents, interrupt²21–40% of respondents, lock²21–40% of respondents, over²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for pini (󱥐) is believed to represent a blocking wall.^{[citation needed]}This claim needs references to reliable sources. It may also represent a beam with each end serifed.

As an end mark

lipu tenpo uses the sitelen pona glyph for pini as an end mark, signaling the end of an article. This has been in place after the zine redesign by jan Kasape in 2023.

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Further reading

• "pini" on lipu Linku
• "pini" on lipu Wikipesija
• "pini" on English Wiktionary