Toki Pona

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mu in sitelen pona

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u

Interjection

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mu

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

Noun

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mu

  1. An animal or other sound.
    mu ilo
    an electronic beep
    Synonym: kalama

Verb

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mu

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

Usage notes

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  • 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!"