Appendix:Toki Pona/esun

Toki Pona

esun in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph is derived from the Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs, according to Sonja Lang in 2021. It is unknown, however, which hieroglyph it originated from.

Etymology

According to Lang, "esun was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa". Many have posited that it comes from Akan edwamu (“market”). Previously thought to be from Acadian French échange (“exchange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesun/

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• Rhymes: -un

Noun

esun

1. shop, store, market, fair, bazaar, retail, place of business
2. transaction, trade, deal; sale, purchase, commerce
3. business, enterprise, franchise, company

Verb

esun

1. (transitive, intransitive) to exchange, trade, to barter
   1. to exchange for money; to buy, to sell

Adjective

esun

1. of or relating to business; commercial, financial

   tenpo esun ― a week, a sales event (literally, “time of business”)

   kulupu esun ― company (literally, “commercial group”)

2. traded, exchanged