Appendix:Toki Pona/meli

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Toki Pona

meli in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a woman with long hair.

Etymology

From Tok Pisin meri (woman, wife), from English Mary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeli/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧li
  • Rhymes: -eli

Noun

meli

  1. woman, girl, lady
  2. wife, girlfriend
  3. femininity

Adjective

meli

  1. female, feminine, womanly

Verb

meli

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be, to become or to make feminine

Usage notes

  • According to Linku, this word is classified as "common", being used by 82% of respondents in a poll from 2024.

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References

  • Sonja Lang (2014) Toki Pona: The Language of Good, →ISBN, page 129