Appendix:Toki Pona/esun
Toki Pona
editGlyph origin
editThe sitelen pona glyph is derived from the Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs, according to Sonja Lang in 2021.[1] It is unknown, however, which hieroglyph it originated from.
Etymology
editAccording 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
editNoun
editesun
- shop, store, market, fair, bazaar, retail, place of business
- transaction, trade, deal; sale, purchase, commerce
- business, enterprise, franchise, company
Verb
editesun
- (transitive, intransitive) to exchange, trade, to barter
Adjective
editesun
- of or relating to business; commercial, financial
- tenpo esun ― a week, a sales event (literally, “time of business”)
- kulupu esun ― company (literally, “commercial group”)
- traded, exchanged