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Appendix:Toki Pona/kon

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Toki Pona

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kon in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

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The sitelen pona glyph is composed of wavy lines, representing the fluidity of air rising up into the sky. Compare telo.

Etymology

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From Mandarin 空氣 / 空气 (kōngqì, air).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kon/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

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kon

  1. gas, especially air; steam, smoke
    1. scent, fragrance
  2. breath, wind
  3. spirit, soul, ghost, unseen agent
  4. essence, meaning
    1. hidden reality
    2. definition (of a word)
  5. gender
    Coordinate term: sijelo

Adjective

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kon

  1. gaseous
  2. breathing
  3. unseen, invisible
    Antonym: lukin
  4. abstract or intangible

Verb

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kon

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or to turn into air; to vaporize, to sublimate
  2. (transitive) to breathe onto