pini

Meaning

Common Definition

finish, stop, prevent; close, disable, turn off; ended, past; edge, end, conclusion

ku definitions

cancel³, cease⁴, close (v)⁴, closed⁴, complete³, conclude⁴, conclusion², end⁵, ending⁴, final³, finish⁵, interrupt², latter³, lock², off³, outcome⁴, over², pause², previous², quit³, result², shut⁵, & stop³

pu definition

ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past

Usage

sitelen pona

pini

perhaps a blocking wall

sitelen sitelen

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1950

More Info

Commentary

Some proficient speakers use pini as a preverb that means "to stop," that goes along with the complimentary open preverb "start to"

Origin

Acadian French: fini; finished, completed
Tok Pisin: pinis; finish (perfective aspect)
English: finish; finish
Created by: jan Sonja
Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

Category: core
Usage: 100%
Book: pu