Appendix:Toki Pona/akesi
Appearance
Toki Pona
[edit]Glyph origin
[edit]sitelen pona | |
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sitelen sitelen |
- sitelen pona: A lizard. Originally drawn with six legs, possibly by analogy to pipi.
Etymology
[edit]From Dutch hagedis (“lizard”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]akesi
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]akesi
Verb
[edit]akesi
- (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a reptile or amphibian