Appendix:Toki Pona/luka

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: From a hand shape. Hence kepeken, moku, pali, pana.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian ruka (“hand, arm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluka/

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• Hyphenation: lu‧ka

Noun

luka

1. the arm or hand, or a comparably tactile limb or organ
   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Writings of Bahá’u’lláh”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 88:

     sewi li open e telo suwi kepeken luka wawa.

     We have unsealed the choice Wine with the fingers of might and power.

Numeral

luka

1. five

Adjective

luka

1. (relational) arm, hand; brachial or manual

Verb

luka

1. (transitive) to apply the arm or hand to; to physically touch or feel with the arm or hand

   mi luka e waso.

   I pet a bird.

   ale o luka ala e nena suli loje!

   No one press the big red button!