Appendix:Toki Pona/oko
Toki Pona edit
Glyph origin edit
The sitelen pona glyph represents an eye as viewed from the side.
Etymology edit
From Serbo-Croatian ȍko (“eye”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oko
- eye, vision
- (dated sense) Alternative form of lukin
Adjective edit
oko
- ocular
- (dated sense) Alternative form of lukin
Verb edit
oko
- (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into an eye
- (dated sense) Alternative form of lukin
Usage notes edit
- In Sonja Lang's book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014), oko is presented as a synonym of lukin, alongside kin (for a) and namako (for sin). The book Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) notes that the community uses these words differently both before as well as after the publication of Toki Pona: The Language of Good.
- According to Linku, this word is classified as "common", being used by 57% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.