Appendix:Toki Pona/ike

Toki Pona

ike in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a closed frowning mouth, a mirror image of pona.

Etymology

From Finnish ilkeä (“bad, evil”). Resemblance to icky is purely coincidental.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈike/

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• Rhymes: -ike

Adjective

ike

1. bad, unnecessary
2. wrong, evil, mean
3. harmful, unhealthy, nasty

   Synonym: jaki

4. unneeded, irrelevant
5. conflicting with the philosophy of Toki Pona; overly complex, especially to its detriment

Noun

ike

1. badness, evil
2. bad state or condition
3. problem, issue, error
4. negativity

Verb

ike

1. (intransitive) to be bad, to suck
2. (transitive) to make bad or worse, to worsen
3. (transitive) to make overly complex

Interjection

ike

1. oh no, oh dear
2. woe, alas

Antonyms

• pona