Usage category: core
Recognition: 98%
Book: pu
Coined era: pre-pu
eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
In common usage (both before and after pu), "lukin" and "oko" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms. Those who consider them synonyms typically don't use "oko" at all, preferring "lukin" in all circumstances. The usage of "alasa" as a preverb meaning "try to" is more common than "lukin". In pu, only "lukin" has this meaning.
see⁵, observe⁵, look at⁵, sight⁵, gaze⁵, observation⁵, check⁴, view⁴, scan⁴, watch⁴, visual⁴, examine³, inspection³, vision³, notice³, surveillance³, attention³, appearance³, examination³, detect³, assess², stare², perception², perceive², try², glance², impression², reading², regard (v)², apparent², visible², read², seek², eye², investigation², monitor², encounter²
Source Language: Tok Pisin
Etymology: lukim ‘see, look at’ ← luk ‘look’ (← English look) + -im ‘(transitive suffix)’ (← English him, ’em)
Creator(s): jan Sonja
Etymology: pictogram of an eye. compare blissymbol “eye”
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