Appendix:Toki Pona/mu
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Toki Pona[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeia for cow or cat sound. Possibly influenced by similar interjections in Toki Pona source languages
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
mu
Noun[edit]
mu
- An animal or other sound.
- mu ilo
- an electronic beep
- Synonym: kalama
Verb[edit]
mu
- (transitive, intransitive) To meow, bark, moo, etc.
Usage notes[edit]
- According to Toki Pona: The Language of Good, mu can be used to translate an utterance by an animal regardless of length or meaning: the hoopoe's report to Solomon in Surah An-Naml 22–26 is translated as "mu!"