Appendix:Toki Pona/moku

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

moku in sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph is a composite of luka and dotless uta. Compare kepeken, pali, pana.

Etymology

From Japanese もぐもぐ (mogu-mogu, “onomatopoeia for munching”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoku/

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Noun

moku

1. food or drink; something that can be consumed; fuel, a meal

   kili loje li moku suwi.

   Red fruits are a sweet food.

   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, quoting Russ Williams, “Comics by Russ Williams”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 71:

     moku li pona!

     The food is good!

Verb

moku

1. (transitive, intransitive) to consume; to eat, drink, or use up

   sina moku e kili la, sina kama wawa.

   If you eat vegetables, you will become strong.

   1. to swallow or ingest

      moku e kon

      to breathe

   2. (rare) to cause to eat; to feed
2. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into food or drink; to be, become, or make edible

   kasi ni li moku ala.

   These plants are not edible.

Adjective

moku

1. edible
   • 2024 February 7, jan Alonola, “o mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 7:

     sina ken mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina, lon supa pi poka lupa!

     You can raise edible plants in your house, on a windowsill!

2. (relational) food, drink, consumption

   jan li lon supa moku.

   People are at the (dining) table.