Appendix:Toki Pona/kon
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kon in sitelen pona
Toki Pona
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Glyph origin
[edit]The sitelen pona glyph is composed of wavy lines, representing the fluidity of air rising up into the sky. Compare telo.
Etymology
[edit]From Mandarin 空氣/空气 (kōngqì, “air”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kon
- gas, especially air; steam, smoke
- breath, wind
- spirit, soul, ghost, unseen agent
- essence, meaning
- hidden reality
- definition (of a word)
- gender
- Coordinate term: sijelo
Adjective
[edit]kon
Verb
[edit]kon
- (transitive, intransitive) to be or to turn into air; to vaporize, to sublimate
- (transitive) to breathe onto