lukin
Meaning
Common Definition
see, look, view, examine, read, watch; visual; eye, seeing organ; (preverb) try to
ku definitions
apparent², appearance³, assess², attention³, check⁴, detect³, encounter², examination³, examine³, eye², gaze⁵, glance², impression², inspection³, investigation², look at⁵, monitor², notice³, observation⁵, observe⁵, perceive², perception², read², reading², regard (v)², scan⁴, see⁵, seek², sight⁵, stare², surveillance³, try², view⁴, visible², vision³, visual⁴, & watch⁴pu definition
- NOUN eye
- VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
- PRE-VERB to seek, look for, try to
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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. A very common beginner mistake is treating "lukin" as if it means "appearance", due to the mistakenly equating the "visual" meaning as in "pona lukin (visually good)" to mean "looks good".
Origin
- Tok Pisin: lukim; see, look at
- English: look; look
- English: him; him
- Created by: jan Sonja
- Coined in: pre-pu
Usage Data
- Category: core
- Usage: 99%
- Book: pu
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