Appendix:Toki Pona/sewi

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Toki Pona

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Glyph origin

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sitelen pona
sitelen sitelen

The sitelen pona glyph was inspired by الله (allāh, God, Allah). The secular variant represents a dot as the location radical above a container. Compare insa, monsi, poka, sinpin.

Etymology

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From Georgian ზევით (zevit, upwards).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsewi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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sewi

  1. top, up, sky
  2. overside, area above
  3. peak, highest point

Verb

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sewi

  1. to raise, to rise

Adjective

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sewi

  1. high, at the top,
  2. up, above, superior, elevated
  3. (figuratively) holy, divine, sacred, supernatural
    • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Preface”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 7:
      mi open lon nimi sewi.
      I begin with the name of the Divine.
    1. God, god, religious
  4. (figuratively) awe-inspiring, magical

Antonyms

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