powe

powe
Pronunciation	/ˈpo.we/ 🔊 🔊
Usage	2023: Obscure44-category system, Uncommon66-category system (23% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (21%)
Book and era	nimi ku lili (pre-pu)
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱦣 U+F19A3

powe is an obscure content word and pre-pu nimi ku lili relating to falsehoods and deceit.

Etymology

The word powe is possibly derived from French faux, meaning "false", or pas vrai, meaning "not true".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of powe includes falsehoods. It has also developed the connotation of deception and dishonesty. This word is an antonym of lon ("true, correct").

jan-ike li toki powe

jan ike li toki powe.

The evil person is speaking deceptively.

ku

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

fake²21–40% of respondents, pretend²21–40% of respondents, trick²21–40% of respondents, false²21–40% of respondents, myth²21–40% of respondents, lie (saying untruth)²21–40% of respondents, fraud¹11–20% of respondents, trap¹11–20% of respondents, illusion¹11–20% of respondents, fantasy¹11–20% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for powe (󱦣) is derived from the glyph for lon with the dot replaced with a cross, similar to ala. It can also be read as lon ala using the underline-only form of extended lon, but the cross is typically significantly smaller than the glyph for ala would be written. It was designed by nimi Elemenopi in July 2020.

Further reading

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