poki

poki is a core content word relating to containers.

poki
Pronunciation	/ˈpo.ki/
Usage	2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥓 U+F1953

Etymology

The word poki is derived from Tok Pisin bokis, meaning "box", itself from English box.

Semantic space

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The semantic space of poki includes containers, items in which objects, materials, or other things can be stored or transported.

pu

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

NOUN  container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

ku

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

container⁵81–100% of respondents, jar⁵81–100% of respondents, box⁵81–100% of respondents, package⁵81–100% of respondents, bag⁵81–100% of respondents, basket⁴61–80% of respondents, bucket⁴61–80% of respondents, bottle⁴61–80% of respondents, pot⁴61–80% of respondents, cabinet⁴61–80% of respondents, classify³41–60% of respondents, drawer³41–60% of respondents, locker³41–60% of respondents, storage³41–60% of respondents, case³41–60% of respondents, bowl³41–60% of respondents, sack²21–40% of respondents, cup²21–40% of respondents, pack²21–40% of respondents, cage²21–40% of respondents, purse²21–40% of respondents, trunk²21–40% of respondents, pitcher²21–40% of respondents, cell²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for poki (󱥓) depicts an open box with three sides and an opening above, representing a cross section of a container. It appears a radical in the glyphs for direction words (anpa, insa, monsi, poka, and sinpin, as well as the secular form of sewi) and open.

sitelen sitelen

The sitelen sitelen word glyph for poki (pokipoki) seems to represent a jar-like container with a hole on the top that is shaped like the lupa glyph (lupalupa).

The exact influences for the design of this glyph are unknown.

Further reading

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