Appendix:Toki Pona/tenpo lete

Toki Pona

Etymology

Form tenpo ("time") + lete ("cold")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenpo ˈlete/

Noun

tenpo lete

1. winter
   • 2021 December 8, jan Alonola, “tenpo lete li pona ala pona? [Is winter good?]”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], nanpa lete, page 10:

     tenpo lete la, ko lete li tawa anpa la, ma li walo.

     During winter, snow falls, so the ground is white.

Antonyms

• tenpo seli