Appendix:Toki Pona/jo

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Toki Pona

jo in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a person (drawn with a circle for the head and a line for the body), either pointing to themselves or holding something.

Etymology

From Mandarin 有 (yǒu, “to have”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -o

Verb

jo

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to have, to contain, to own
    • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Writings of Bahá’u’lláh”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 89:
      tenpo ni la mi sona e ni: … mi jo lili. sina jo mute.
      I testify, at this moment, … to my poverty and Your wealth.
      (literally, “At this time, I know this: … I have little. You have much.”)
    1. to hold in one's hand, to carry, to grasp, to grip
      Synonym: luka
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to equip

Noun

jo

  1. possession, ownership
  2. property; that which is possessed
  3. contents
    Synonym: insa

Adjective

jo

  1. possessed, owned, carried, contained
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