Appendix:Toki Pona/akesi

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Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen
  • sitelen pona: A lizard. Originally drawn with six legs, possibly by analogy to pipi.

Etymology

From Dutch hagedis (“lizard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈakesi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧ke‧si

Noun

akesi

  1. herptile, reptile, amphibian
  2. (dated sense) a scary or ugly creature
    Synonym: monsuta

Usage notes

In the English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, akesi is primarily defined as "non-cute animal". Reflecting the sentiments of the speaking community, this sense was deprecated in Toki Pona Dictionary, alongside an illustration of a frog captioned "akesi li suwi!" (frogs are cute)

Adjective

akesi

  1. reptilian, amphibian, or otherwise resembling as such

Verb

akesi

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a reptile or amphibian
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