misikeke

Meaning

Common Definition

medical item or practice e.g. prescriptions, meditation, exercise, bandages, therapy

ku definitions

cure², medical², medication³, medicine³, pill²

Usage

sitelen pona

misikeke

sitelen sitelen

misikeke in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1987

More Info

Commentary

The word was used privately by jan Sonja up until November 2019, when she mentioned it in the ma pona pi toki pona discord server as a word she was experimenting with. It is believed the word was originally coined in 2007-2009 alongside pan, esun, apeja, monsuta, and pu, but this cannot be proven.

Origin

  • Ojibwe: mashkiki; medicine, drug
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: 2019, post-pu

Usage Data

  • Category: common
  • Usage: 63%
  • Book: ku suli

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