powe
Pronunciation | /ˈpo |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure4 (23% , Uncommon6↗︎ ) 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[edit | edit source]
The word powe is possibly derived from French faux, meaning "false", or pas vrai, meaning "not true".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
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 powejan ike li toki powe.
The evil person is speaking deceptively.
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as powe:[2]
fake2
, pretend2 , trick2 , false2 , myth2 , lie (saying untruth)2 , fraud1 , trap1 , illusion1 , fantasy1
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
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.[3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Moniz, C. Ryan (jan inwin); van der Meulen, Spencer H. (jan Pensa); lipamanka. (8 October 2020). "nimi ale pona (2nd ed.)". Google Docs.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 336.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (26 July 2020). "I made a sitelen pona glyph for every non-pu word in the "nimi ale pona" dictionary". r/tokipona. Reddit. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (15 August 2020). "Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the NA. "r/OffThePu. Reddit. Retrieved 28 December 2023. "[Key: black] = original, made by me".
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "powe" on lipu Linku
- "powe" on lipu Wikipesija
- "powe" on English Wiktionary