Appendix:Toki Pona/oko
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oko in sitelen pona
Toki Pona
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Glyph origin
[edit]The sitelen pona glyph represents an eye as viewed from the side.
Etymology
[edit]From Serbo-Croatian ȍko (“eye”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oko
- eye, vision
- (dated sense) Alternative form of lukin
Adjective
[edit]oko
- ocular
- (dated sense) Alternative form of lukin
Verb
[edit]oko
- (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into an eye
- (dated sense) Alternative form of lukin
Usage notes
[edit]- In Sonja Lang's book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014), oko is presented as a synonym of lukin, alongside kin (for a) and namako (for sin). The book Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) notes that the community uses these words differently both before as well as after the publication of Toki Pona: The Language of Good.
- According to Linku, this word is classified as "common", being used by 57% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.
Categories:
- Toki Pona terms borrowed from Serbo-Croatian
- Toki Pona terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- Toki Pona terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Toki Pona/oko
- Rhymes:Toki Pona/oko/2 syllables
- Toki Pona lemmas
- Toki Pona nouns
- Toki Pona terms with dated senses
- Toki Pona adjectives
- Toki Pona verbs
- Toki Pona transitive verbs
- Toki Pona intransitive verbs