Appendix:Toki Pona/pake

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Toki Pona

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Glyph origin

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sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen File:Pake - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg

Etymology

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From English block.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pake

  1. (uncommon) stop, cease
    Synonym: pini
    • 2021 January 20, jan Ana, “lipu kule li kama lon”, in lipu kule:
      kin la, ni li pake e wile pali pi jan mute.
      Also, this ends many people's will to participate.
    • 2021 February 7, kule epiku Atawan, “tomo kasi nanpa tu”, in lipu kule:
      ona li weka ala e kasi ike la, ona li ken pakala e kasi ante li ken pake e sike kasi.
      If they don't get rid of the bad plants, they can damage other plants and can break the plant cycle.
    • 2023 July 1, jan Kapesi Pake, “jan pali li ken ala ken kama lawa e nasin pali?”, in lipu tenpo[1], number (nanpa) nasin, page 6:
      nasin awen li wile pake e ante ali, li wile awen e nasin mani.
      Conservatism wants to stop everything else and to preserve the economic system.

Usage notes

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In lipu Linku this word is classified as "uncommon", being used by 13% of respondents in a poll from 2023.