Appendix:Toki Pona/lukin

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Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

Etymology

From Tok Pisin lukim (“to see, look at”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlukin/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lu‧kin

Noun

lukin

  1. an eye
    Synonym: oko
  2. the sense of sight

Verb

lukin

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to look; to see; to watch; to examine or read with the eyes
    1. to pay attention by looking, watch out, or obey something seen
  2. (auxiliary) to try
    Synonym: alasa

Adjective

lukin

  1. visual
  2. ocular
    Synonym: oko

Usage notes

Some speakers use oko for the sense of “eye”, which remains relatively common. In the English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, oko is presented as a synonym of lukin, alongside kin (for a) and namako (for sin). Toki Pona Dictionary notes that the community uses these words differently both before and after the publication of The Language of Good.

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