Appendix:Toki Pona/pini

Toki Pona

pini in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph may be representing a blocking wall.

Etymology

Multiple possibilities. Possbily from Acadian French fini (“finished”), Esperanto fini, or Tok Pisin pinis, from English finish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpini/

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Adjective

pini

1. completed, ended, finished, done
   1. past, ago

      Antonym: kama

      • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Preface”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 7:

        mi wile pana e selo pini pi toki pona.

        I hope to present the language [Toki Pona] in its completed form.

      • 2021 March 1, jan Alonola, jan Lentan, “ma li kama seli [The Earth becomes hotter]”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], nanpa mun, page 7:

        tenpo pini mute mute la, jan li pali ala e ma tomo, e ilo wawa.

        A long long time ago, people didn't build cities, and didn't make powered tools.

2. of or at the end; final

Noun

pini

1. end, finish
2. extremity, tip
3. the act of closing or deactivating

Verb

pini

1. (intransitive, transitive) to finish, to end
   • 2024 March 20, jan Ke Tami, “toki kalama tu”, in lipu tenpo‎^[2], number (nanpa) kalama, page 9:

     ona li pini e lape.

     It wakes you up.

     (literally, “It ends sleep.”)

2. (preverb) to finish
   • 2021, Sonja Lang, Toki Pona Dictionary, →ISBN, page 9:

     sina pini moku e kili.

     You finished eating the kumquat.

3. (intransitive, transitive) to be, to become, or to make closed; to close
4. (intransitive, transitive) to turn off, to deactivate

Antonyms

• open