Appendix:Toki Pona/mu

Toki Pona

mu in sitelen pona

Etymology

Onomatopoeia for cow or cat sound. Possibly influenced by similar interjections in Toki Pona source languages

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/

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• Rhymes: -u

Interjection

mu

1. Onomatopoeia for any animal sound; meow, woof, moo, etc.
2. (humorous) A general onomatopoeia.

Noun

mu

1. An animal or other sound.

   mu ilo

   an electronic beep

   Synonym: kalama

Verb

mu

1. (transitive, intransitive) To meow, bark, moo, etc.

Usage notes

• According to Toki Pona: The Language of Good, mu can be used to translate an utterance by an animal regardless of length or meaning: the hoopoe's report to Solomon in Surah An-Naml 22–26 is translated as "mu!"