Appendix:Toki Pona/lili

Toki Pona

lili in sitelen pona

Etymology

From Tok Pisin liklik (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlili/

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• Rhymes: -ili

Adjective

lili

1. little; small; short; a bit
   • 2021 June 13, jan Emalan, “sike lili laso walo”, in lipu kule‎^[1]:

     ale la ma jan li lili mute mute.

     In the context of the universe, the territory of humanity is very very small.

   1. few
   2. young

      Synonym: sin

      Antonym: majuna

   3. unimportant

Noun

lili

1. smallness or paucity
   1. unimportance

Verb

lili

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be, become, or make small; to reduce, lessen, shorten, or shrink

Antonyms

• mute
• suli