meaning
esperar, quedar-se, pausa; protegir, mantenir segur; continuar; (preverb) continuar fent
semantic space · lipamanka
awen resists change. awen is the essence of inertia boiled down into one word. if an object is doing something and continues doing that thing, that continuation is awen. if an object is doing nothing, and continues doing nothing, that continuation is also awen. awen is a preverb and changes the meaning from "does the thing" to "continues to do the thing," or "still does the thing."
awen is also used by many speakers to mean "maintain." This is very close to the idea of protection, so you'll see awen used for that as well in many situations as a transitive verb, but some ideas of "protection" are better described with "selo."
ku translations
await100, stay100, wait100, preserve90, remain84, sustain83, retain79, defend76, endure75, continued74, continue73, secure72, continuing71, save70, protect67, keep61, still60, reserve58, protection56, remaining56, continuous55, stability55, maintain54, safe53, security50, stable50, constant45, protective45, defence44, left (remaining)42, defensive40, maintenance40, rescue40, stand37, standing36, steady35, custody33, pause33, safely31, guard30, reservation30, saving30, suspend29, hang27, hesitate27, ongoing27, safety27, conservation25, delay25
pu verbatim
ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
PRE-VERB to continue to
usage
core · 99% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Dutch · houden ‘keep, care for, hold (in a particular state)’
coined by jan Sonja
sitelen pona
awenmotion radical; legs facing against each other, implying standing
sitelen sitelen
sitelen jelo
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sitelen Emosi
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ucsur
U+F1908