Appendix:Toki Pona/lili
Appearance
Toki Pona
[edit]Glyph origin
[edit]sitelen pona | |
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sitelen sitelen |
- sitelen pona: A small V shape. Compare suli.
Etymology
[edit]From Tok Pisin liklik (“small”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lili
- little; small; short; a bit
- 2021 June 13, jan Emalan, “sike lili laso walo [Pale Blue Dot]”, in lipu kule[1]:
- ale la ma jan li lili mute mute.
- In the context of the universe, the territory of humanity is very very small.
Noun
[edit]lili
Verb
[edit]lili
- (transitive, intransitive) to be, become, or make small; to reduce, lessen, shorten, or shrink