Appendix:Toki Pona/ike
Toki Pona edit
Glyph origin edit
The sitelen pona glyph represents a closed frowning mouth, a mirror image of pona.
Etymology edit
From Finnish ilkeä (“bad, evil”). Resemblance to icky is purely coincidental.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ike
- bad, unnecessary
- wrong, evil, mean
- harmful, unhealthy, nasty
- Synonym: jaki
- unneeded, irrelevant
- conflicting with the philosophy of Toki Pona; overly complex, especially to its detriment
Noun edit
ike
Verb edit
ike
- (intransitive) to be bad, to suck
- (transitive) to make bad or worse, to worsen
- (transitive) to make overly complex
Interjection edit
ike