Appendix:Toki Pona/akesi

Toki Pona

akesi in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a lizard.

Etymology

From Dutch hagedis (“lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakesi/

• Audio:

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• 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