meaning
work, activity; create, build, design; put effort toward, take action on
semantic space · lipamanka
pali is work. But what does that mean? In toki pona, pali needs at least a little bit of effort, and it needs to make a little bit of something. But if it only had a little of each, calling it "pali" might be a worse choice than using another word. Just because eating requires a little work and makes energy inside of your body doesn't mean pali will be understood. So almost always, pali will either require a lot of effort or create a significant thing. A professional potter making pottery might not require a lot of effort because they are skilled enough, but it will create a significant object. And on the reverse, learning a new language may not create a significant object (just some new knowledge in your head), but it does require a lot of effort.
ku translations
do100, work100, construct94, activity93, make93, produce93, build92, job92, production91, labour90, working90, action87, task86, create84, function83, occupation81, operating69, execute67, project67, craft64, manufacturing64, develop60, generate60, assemble58, compose58, act57, profession55, assignment53, commit50, creation50, enact50, operation50, perform50, effort48, service48, accomplish47, implement47, operate47, implementation45, behave43, behaviour43, processing43, career41, actively40, employment40, development38, practice38, execution36, industry36, invent36, functional35, procedure35, role35, achieve33, construction33, prepare33, interact32, accomplishment31, undergo31, busy29, undertake29, behavioural28, industrial27, productive27, manipulate25, participation25, plan25
pu verbatim
VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
الإسبرانتو · fari ‘do, make’
coined by jan Sonja
sitelen pona
palihand modifier + ijo
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ucsur
U+F1949