meaning
eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
lukin is both passive seeing and active watching. it can also mean something that sees, like eyes or a camera. lukin is also used as a preverb that means to "try" to do something.
ku translations
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, glanc
pu verbatim
NOUN eye
VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
PRE-VERB to seek, look for, try to
usage
core · 99% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Tok Pisin · lukim ‘see, look at’ ← luk ‘look’ (← English look) + -im ‘(transitive suffix)’ (← English him, ’em)
by jan Sonja
commentary
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.
sitelen pona
lukinpictogram of an eye. compare blissymbol “eye”
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